Congratulating Harjinder on her success in the women's 69kg weightlifting competition on Tuesday, the Prime Minister posted on X, \u201cCongratulations to Harjinder Kaur for winning a silver in the Women's 69 kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Also noteworthy is the fact that her performance yesterday was a personal best. It is gladdening to see our weightlifters perform so well in the Games. My best wishes to Harjinder for her future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harjinder secured the silver medal with a combined lift of 227kg, registering 101kg in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk. The podium finish further strengthened India's impressive weightlifting campaign in Glasgow. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Prime Minister also hailed Gulveer Singh, who made history as the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men's 10,000m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cGulveer shines in Glasgow! Congrats to him for winning a Silver in the Men\u2019s 10,000m event. His commitment and dedication are commendable. All the best to him for the endeavours ahead,\u201d he wrote in another post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Prime Minister also hailed Gulveer Singh, who made history as the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men's 10,000m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two podium finishes added to India's growing medal tally at the Games, taking it to 12 medals. While Harjinder continued India's rich tradition in Commonwealth weightlifting, Gulveer's breakthrough in distance running marked a landmark achievement for Indian athletics on one of the sport's biggest stages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n