Eight Indian Army players won medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games
Eight Indian Army players won medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games
Of the 18 participants from the Indian Army who were part of the Indian contingent at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, eight players have earned medals for the country. Army Chief General Manoj Pandey felicitated the team on Wednesday.
“In the recently concluded XXII Commonwealth Games 2022, the players of the Indian Army performed exceptionally well, winning four gold, one silver and three bronze medals,” the Army said in a statement. The medal is the result of a carefully planned and sustained “Mission Olympic Programme” by the Indian Army, which was conceived and implemented since the year 2001.
The Army Chief honored the participants with a citation and a cash incentive. The Army said that the medal winners will also get out-of-turn promotion as per the prevailing policy.
The individual medal winners are Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Gold) and Havildar Achinta Shuli (Gold) in Weightlifting, Subedar Deepak Punia (Gold) in Wrestling and Recruit Sergeant Deepak Nehra (Bronze), Subedar Amit Panghal, VSM (Gold) and Subedar Mohd. . Husamuddin (Bronze) in Boxing and Naib Subedar Avinash Sable (Silver) and Subedar Sandeep Kumar (Bronze) in Athletics.