Following the victory, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and future Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jay Shah took to social media to congratulate the Indian team.
Manisha’s dominance started in the first game. Despite her Danish opponent hanging close, Manisha built a sizable lead and took advantage to win the first game 21-12, going up 1-0 in 13 minutes.
However, the fabled Chhatrasal that has given India all the four male Olympic medallists in this century, regained it’s old charm after Aman Sehrawat went on to clinch the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics late on Friday night.
Aman Sehrawat’s bronze medal has seen him create history by becoming the youngest-ever individual Olympic medallist from India at 21 years 0 months and 24 days.
Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat beat Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz to clinch the bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Friday.
The prime minister spoke to the team and congratulated them on the bronze medal victory and praised them for their skill, perseverance and team spirit.
In a special talk with The Statesman, Meenakshi Pahuja, the head of the sports department of LSR, shared some stories of Manu’s undergraduate days which often involved juggling between international tournaments and last-minute college submissions.
Swapnil, employed with the Central Railways, like Dhoni, also a railway ticket collector in the early phase of his career, successfully managed to balance his day job with his shooting career. He has been employed with the Central Railways since 2015.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday congratulated Swapnil Kusale on winning the Bronze medal in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Earlier, Manu Bhaker had secured India's first bronze medal in the 10m air pistol individual event with a score of 221.7.
