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President Murmu Congratulates Indian Asian Games Medal Winners
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Indian athletes for winning medals at the Asian Games.
Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting.
She lifted a total of 198 kilograms.
Her medal was India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medal in 28 years.
Indian women shooters also won bronze in the skeet team event.
Indian men shooters won bronze in their skeet team event.
Jay Meena won a bronze medal in soft tennis.
This was India’s first medal in that sport at the Asian Games.
Murmu said the athletes’ performances could inspire younger athletes.
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Indian athletes who won medals on Day 4 of the Asian Games.
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event with a total lift of 198kg.
Chanu’s silver was India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medal in 28 years.
Indian shooters won bronze medals in both the women’s and men’s skeet team events.
Jay Meena won India’s first Asian Games medal in soft tennis, taking bronze in the men’s singles event.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Mirabai Chanu, Indian skeet shooters, and soft tennis player Jay Meena.
- What
- Indian athletes won one silver and three bronze medals on Day 4 of the Asian Games.
- Where
- At the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- On Day 4 of the Asian Games; the report is dated September 23.
- Why
- Murmu congratulated the athletes for their medal-winning performances and their contribution to India’s sporting achievements.
Key facts
- Mirabai Chanu
- Silver medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event after totaling 198kg.
- Weightlifting significance
- India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medal in 28 years.
- Women’s skeet team
- Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, and Maheshwari Chauhan won bronze.
- Men’s skeet team
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, and Mairaj Ahmad Khan won bronze.
- Jay Meena
- Bronze medal in men’s soft tennis singles.
- Soft tennis significance
- India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis.
- Location
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Quotes
Droupadi Murmu
President of India
“With medals at several prestigious international tournaments, including the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, your journey stands as an inspiration to the younger generation of athletes”
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“Your skill, determination and team spirit have made the nation proud. May you continue to achieve greater laurels in future.”
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