Jo khelega woh khilega, always cheer for Bharat: PM Modi meets India's CWG medallists

Modi interacted with the medal winners and praised their hard work, determination, and commitment to representing India on the international stage. He also urged the country to continue supporting athletes across sporting disciplines and stressed the importance of building a sporting culture that inspires.

Sakshi Choudhary, one of India's boxing gold medallists, spoke about the significance of meeting the Prime Minister and said the interaction left the athletes proud and delighted. Boxing emerged as India's biggest medal contributor, with the contingent winning 10 medals, including seven golds.

What Happened

It was India's best-ever boxing performance at a Commonwealth Games, with Indian women particularly impressive as they claimed five of the seven gold medals. Judo also delivered a historic campaign.

• Dilip Mahadu Gavit also secured gold in the men's 100m T47 event.

• Sharmila Dhankar created history by winning India's first Commonwealth Games gold in para athletics, taking the women's F57 shot put title.

• The country's para athletes also produced a strong showing, returning with seven medals.

Key Details

He won silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m, becoming the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two medals at the same Commonwealth Games.

• Gulveer Singh was among India's standout performers in athletics.

• India finished with four medals in the sport.

• Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won gold medals, giving India two judo golds at the same edition of the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

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