Medals are not for apology, they are for celebration, PM told Puja the importance of her medal
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New Delhi, 7th August:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked wrestler Pooja Gehlot not to apologize but to celebrate her medals. In fact, Pooja Gehlot broke down after winning a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 50kg category event in Birmingham. He regretted not being able to take the gold. The wrestler apologized to his countrymen that the national anthem could not be played at the event.
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Pooja cried in front of the camera and said, “I reached the semi-finals and lost. I want to apologize to my countrymen. I wanted the national anthem to be played here… But… I will learn from my mistakes and… I’ll work on them.”
However, the Prime Minister said in a tweet: “Pooja, your medal is for celebration, not for apology. Your life journey inspires us, your success makes us happy. You are up for great things, keep moving forward.” !”
For Pooja, a former world junior silver medalist, the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the first major senior international medal. Pooja started off brilliantly with a technical superiority win over Scotland’s Christelle Lemoffac Lechidzio and lost in the semi-finals.
Pooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology. Your life journey motivates us, your success gladdens us. You are destined for great things ahead…keep shining!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
August 7, 2022
Although Pooja Gehlot went down to Canada’s Madison Bianca Parks 6-9 in the semi-finals, the Indian then went on to beat Scotland’s Lechidzio 12-2 to win the bronze.
It was a historic day for India on the 9th day of the Commonwealth Games as 14 medals were added to the tally. Indian wrestling team Naveen, Vinesh Phogat and Ravi Kumar Dahiya won gold medals for the nation.
Avinash Sable won a historic silver in men’s steeple chase and Bhavinaben Patel won gold in para table tennis.
Indian women’s cricket team and men’s hockey team reached the finals of their respective competitions.
Story first published: Sunday, August 7, 2022, 13:14 [IST]
