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India wins 2 gold and 2 silver medals on day 5 of CWG 2022

:- After Lawn Bowls historic gold, India clinches gold in men’s table tennis, silver in badminton mixed, and silver in weightlifting men’s 96kg

 

New Delhi: India won 4 medals on day 5 of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham. After the historic gold of the Lawn Bowls team in women’s fours, the men's table tennis team clinched the second gold medal of the day after beating Singapore 3-1 in the final. After that Weightlifter Vikas Thakur won a silver medal in the men's 96kg final and the badminton mixed team won a silver medal after losing to Malaysia in the final. India’s medal tally reaches 13 with 5 golds, 5 silvers, and 3 bronze medals.

President Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur, and Indians from all corners of the country congratulated the team for their achievement.

President Smt. Droupadi Murmu congratulated the table tennis team for winning gold at CWG 2022. President tweeted, “Congratulations to Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, and Sanil Shetty for winning the historic gold in table tennis at CWG 2022. They showed extraordinary skill and determination. They have won the heart of the nation. I am sure this feat will inspire our youth.”

Congratulating badminton team President tweeted, “Congratulations to the members of the Indian badminton team for winning the silver medal in the Mixed Team Event Commonwealth Games. The skills, team work and fighting spirit displayed by them are remarkable. I convey my appreciation to all the players.”

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Table Tennis team for winning gold medal, badminton team for winning silver medal and weightlifter Vikas Thakur for winning Silver Medal at the CWG 2022.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sharat Kamal and Sanil Shetty for winning the Gold medal in Table Tennis. Prime Minister tweeted, "Great news in Table Tennis! Congratulations to the dynamic team of G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sharat Kamal and Sanil Shetty for winning the Gold medal at the CWG. This team has set high benchmarks, be it in skill or determination. Best wishes for their future endeavours."

In a tweet the Prime Minister said; "Congratulations to the Indian badminton team of @srikidambi, @satwiksairaj, @buss_reddy, @lakshya_sen, @Shettychirag04, Treesa Jolly, Aakarshi Kashyap, @P9Ashwini, Gayatri Gopichand and @Pvsindhu1 for winning the silver medal in the Birmingham CWG. Proud of their accomplishment."

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