Rajnath Singh interacts with CWG medalists & participants of the Armed Forces
- Lauds them for their superlative performance & making the Nation proud
New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted in New Delhi on August 12 with the Armed Forces personnel who brought laurels to the country in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games at Birmingham.
It is a commendable feat that 15 sportspersons from the three services bagged six Gold, four Silver and five Bronze medals for India, out of the total 31 personnel who participated in the Games, held between July 28-August 8.
Gold medalists Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Havildar Achinta Sheuli, Subedar Amit, Subedar Deepak Punia, Ag PO PT Naveen and Ag PO Com (Tel) Eldhose Paul attended the felicitation ceremony along with Silver and Bronze medal winners as well as other participants.
Rajnath Singh lauded the contingent for their superlative performance, encouraging them to excel in all future sporting events and bring glory to the nation.
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen BS Raju were present on the occasion.
The list of medal winners of the three Services is as follows:
S No | Service | Name | Discipline | Performance |
1 | Army | Nb Sub Jeremy Lalrinnunga | Weightlifting | Gold |
2 | Army | Hav Achinta Sheuli | Weightlifting | Gold |
3 | Army | Sub Amit | Boxing | Gold |
4 | Army | Sub Deepak Punia | Wrestling (FS) | Gold |
5 | Army | Nb Sub Avinash Sable | Athletics | Silver |
6 | Army | Sub Sandeep | Athletics | Bronze |
7 | Army | Sub Md Hussamuddin | Boxing | Bronze |
8 | Army | Rect Hav Deepak | Wrestling (FS) | Bronze |
9 | Air Force | JWO Vikas Thakur | Silver | |
10 | Air Force | JWO Gururaja | Weightlifting | Bronze |
11 | Air Force | SGT A Aboobacker | Triple Jump | Silver |
12 | Navy | Ag PO PT Naveen | Wrestling | Gold |
13 | Navy | Ag PO Com (Tel) Eldhose Paul | Triple Jump | Gold |
14 | Navy | Com I (Tel) Lovepreet Singh | Weightlifting | Bronze |
15 | Navy | POCOM (Tel) Jugraj Singh | Hockey | Silver |