Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian para powerlifter Sudhir, on Thursday, gained the gold medal after ending with 134.5 factors
Dedication and dedication: PM Modi awestruck after Sudhir wins gold. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSSudhir gained the gold medal in para powerlifting on ThursdaySudhir completed on high with whole factors of 134.5PM Modi lauded Sudhir for his dedication and dedication
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday, August 5, lauded Sudhir for successful gold within the para powerlifting within the Commonwealth Games 2022. On Thursday, Sudhir completed on high after he garnered 134.5 factors, which additionally occurred to be a CWG report.
Sudhir began his marketing campaign on a stupendous word after churning out a raise of 208kgs in his first try. Thereafter, in his second, he raised the bar and lifted 212kgs. The 27-year-old additionally gained India’s first medal in para sports activities within the ongoing mega occasion.
Ikechukwu Christian Obichukwu gained the silver medal with a complete of 133.6 factors. Micky Yule completed his outing with bronze with a complete factors of 130.9.
PM Modi, within the meantime, heaped reward on Sudhir for rising to the event and ending on high. The veteran praised the para powerlifter for exhibiting a large amount of dedication and dedication.
PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, “A great start to the CWG 2022 para-sports medal count by Sudhir! He wins a prestigious Gold and shows yet again his dedication and determination. He has been consistently performing well on the field. Congratulations and best wishes to him for all upcoming endeavours.”
An excellent begin to the CWG 2022 para-sports medal rely by Sudhir! He wins a prestigious Gold and reveals but once more his dedication and dedication. He has been persistently performing nicely on the sector. Congratulations and greatest needs to him for all upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/6V2mXZsEma
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2022
Back in 2013, Sudhir took to powerlifting in Sonipat and since then, there was no stopping him. Earlier this 12 months, in June, he gained the bronze medal in males’s as much as 88kg on the World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championship in South Korea. He completed with a greatest effort of 214kgs.
Sudhir has additionally made his approach into the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, which has been postponed to subsequent 12 months attributable to points surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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