Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Gururaja Poojary, Mirabai Chanu for winning medals at CWG
Mumbai, Apr 5 (iBNS): Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated Gururaja Poojary and Mirabai Chanu for winning silver and gold medals respectively in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
In a tweet, Tendulkar said: "First, a Silver medal to begin the day and then a record-breaking Gold Medal. Congratulations, #Gururaja and #MirabaiChanu, on winning big and putting smiles on a billion faces. is proud of you. My best wishes to the Indian contingent for the rest of the games. #GC2018"
First, a Silver medal to begin the day and then a record-breaking Gold Medal. Congratulations, #Gururaja and #MirabaiChanu, on winning big and putting smiles on a billion faces. 🇮🇳 is proud of you. My best wishes to the Indian contingent for the rest of the games. #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/pYexsSd52u
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 5, 2018
Poojary opened India's medal account at the Commonwealth Games by clinching silver in the 56 kg category weightlifting.
Chanu took the top spot in the women's 48 kg weight lifting category.
During the course of the event, Chanu also created a new CWG record by lifting a total weight of 196 kgs.
Image: twitter.com/sachin_rt
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