India’s total medal tally reaches 61 with 22 gold medals at Commonwealth Games 2022

Aug. 8: India won 6 more medals including 4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals 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 gold medal. Indian Men’s hockey team got silver medal and G Santhiyan (Men’s Singles Table Tennis) won bronze medal. India reached on the 4th spot with total 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze).

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister 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 an 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 resonate at Birmingham. Heartiest congratulations!”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all the medal winners of the final day of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “The phenomenal @Pvsindhu1 is a champion of champions! She repeatedly shows what excellence is all about. Her dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring. Congratulations to her on winning the Gold medal at the CWG. Wishing her the best for her future endeavours.”