CWG 2022: Indian Women's Lawn Bowls Team Wins Historic Gold Medal

For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games, India won the gold medal in lawn bowls.

cwg lawn bowls team gold medal winners

In the history of the Commonwealth Games, India on Tuesday won their first-ever gold medal in Lawn Bowls. Indian women's Lawn Bowls team defeated South Africa with a score of 17-10.

The Indian team was led by Lovely Choubey. The team of four including Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, and Rupa Rani Tirkey clinched the gold medal, giving India its fourth gold medal so far at CWG 2022.

Congratulatory Messages

Indian Lawn Bowls team made Indian with their historic win. Social media is flooded with congratulatory messages for the winners.

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, congratulated the team. She wrote, "Congratulations to Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki & Nayanmoni Saikia for doing the unprecedented by winning the gold medal in lawn bowls at #CommonwealthGames! Your resolve in the see-saw battle for victory in the finals made the country proud and inspired every Indian."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Historic win in Birmingham! India is proud of Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey for bringing home the prestigious Gold in Lawn Bowls. The team has demonstrated great dexterity and their success will motivate many Indians towards Lawn Bowls."

Union Minister for I&B and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Thakur tweeted, "A Historic Gold for India in #CommonwealthGames Lawn Bowls! Absolutely ecstatic that our Women's Fours Team - Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia & Rupa Rani Tirkey has fetched the nation its first ever #LawnBowls medal defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final !"

Mithali Raj, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, also congratulated the lawn bowls team. She wrote, "India's first-ever medal in Lawn bowls and it's a gold! 🥇 These Indian women have not only chartered the unexplored territory but have conquered it too. 👏🏻"

The performance of the women's lawn bowls team was truly incredible. With the gold medal won by the lawn bowl team, the nation now has 10 medals so far. The number of medals won by India now stands at 4 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze.

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