NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian women wrestlers who won medals at the
Senior U23 World Wrestling Championships
2021 at Belgrade, Serbia.
PM Modi praised
Shivani Pawar
,
Anju,
Divya Kakran
,
Radhika
and Nisha for their breakthrough performances in the World Wrestling Championship and stated that their efforts will make wrestling popular across India.
"Congratulations to Shivani, Anju, Divya, Radhika and Nisha for winning medals at the Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. Their performance is special and will contribute to wrestling becoming even more popular across India," PM Modi tweeted.
On Monday, Indian wrestlers secured five medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Belgrade to mark India's most successful outing at the event since its inaugural edition in 2017.
For India, Shivani Pawar won silver in 50kg while Anju, Divya Kakran, Radhika and Nisha Dahiya picked up bronze medals in the 55kg, 62kg, 65kg and 72kg weight classes, respectively.
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