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Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian President Congratulates Medal Winners

Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian President Congratulates Medal Winners 

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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated Indian sportspersons for winning medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (Medal tally)
Mukherjee congratulated Seema Punia, Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Pinki Rani Jangra for winning medals in their respective games and wished them "very best for all future endeavours".
In separate letters, Mukherjee said: "The nation is proud of their performances." (Day 10 updates)
Seema Punia won a silver medal in women's discus throw while Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj bagged the silver in men's doubles table tennis. Pinki Jangra brought home a bronze medal in women's 48-51 kg boxing.
The President, earlier in the day, had congratulated other sportspersons like Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari, Vikas Gowda, Geetika Jakhar, Dipa Karmakar and Pawan Kumar for their performances.
Dutt (men's freestyle 65 kg) and Kumari (women's freestyle 55 kg) struck gold medals, Jhakar (women's freestyle 63 kg) won a silver, and Kumar (men's freestyle 86 kg) had to settle for a bronze medal in wrestling.
Gowda won gold in discus throw while Karmarkar became the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games by bagging a bronze in the vault event.
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Commonwealth Games 2014: India Beat New Zealand 3-2 to Set Up Final With Australia in Men's Hockey

Commonwealth Games 2014: India Beat New Zealand 3-2 to Set Up Final With Australia in Men's Hockey

India New Zealand Hockey

It will be a repeat of the 2010 Commonwealth Games final as India will again face Australia here in Sunday's title clash. Australia beat England 4-1 to seal its place in the final. 
The Indian men's hockey team put on a stunning show as they came from two goals down to beat New Zealand 3-2 in the semi-final of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the National Hockey Centre here on Saturday.
Goals from Simon Child and Nick Haig gave New Zealand a 2-0 lead but India came back strongly with strikes from Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh to book a place in the final. (Day 10 updates)
It will be a repeat of the 2010 final as India will again face Australia here in Sunday's title clash. Australia beat England 4-1 to seal its place in the final. (Medal tally)

 

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