India won 6 more medals including 4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal on the final day of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
PV Sindhu (Women’s Singles Badminton), Lakshya Sen (Men’s Singles Badminton), Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Men’s Doubles Badminton) and Achanta Sharath Kamal (Men’s Singles Table Tennis) clinched the gold medal. Indian Men’s hockey team got the silver medal and G Santhiyan (Men’s Singles Table Tennis) won the bronze medal. India reached the 4th spot with total 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze). President Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and Indians from all corners of the country congratulated medal winners for their achievements.
President congratulated all the medal winners. Congratulating Sindhu, President tweeted, “P V Sindhu has won the nation’s heart by winning a historic badminton gold at Commonwealth Games. You created magic on the court, enthralling millions. Your masterly win makes our Tiranga fly high & our national anthem resonates at Birmingham. Heartiest congratulations!”
P V Sindhu has won the nation's heart by winning a historic badminton gold at #CommonwealthGames. You created magic on the court, enthralling millions. Your masterly win makes our Tiranga fly high & our national anthem resonate at Birmingham. Heartiest congratulations!
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 8, 2022
The CWG 2022 was scheduled to be held in Birmingham from 28th July till 08th August 2022. A total of 215 athletes, participating in 141 events across 19 sporting disciplines, will represent India in the CWG 2022.