PM Modi praises shooters for Junior WC performance

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took to Twitter to congratulate the younger Indian shooters who completed 2d overall on the just lately concluded ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney, Australia. India won 22 medals, which incorporated nine gold, five silver and eight bronze, to finish 2d in the back of China, who won 25 medals, within the medal tally.

In a sequence of tweets, the PM praised the achievements of the younger shooters who've introduced laurels and made each and every Indian proud.

"In the recently held #ISSFJWC, our young shooters have brought home several laurels and made every Indian very proud. Congratulations to the Indian team that took part and achieved remarkable success in the tournament in Sydney. @ISSF_Shooting," PM Modi tweeted.

Modi then congratulated each of the nine shooters - Arjun Babuta, Elavenil Valarivan, Vivaan Kapoor, Manu Bhaker, Gaurav Rana, Anmol Jain, Anish Bhanwala (who was Emerging Player of the Year at TOISA 2018), Muskan Bhanwala and Ganemat Sekhon - in my view.

In the just lately held #ISSFJWC, our younger shooters have introduced home several laurels and made each and every Indian very prou… https://t.co/076g52bi9K

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522572063000

My younger buddy Arjun Babuta has made India proud via profitable the bronze within the 10m air rifle men's junior ultimate. Ha… https://t.co/HQYMulZpDu

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522572242000

Elavenil Valarivan won the Gold within the 10m air rifle women's junior tournament. She additionally set a new qualification world r… https://t.co/0aq0MUmocN

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522572609000

India had fun when the proficient Vivaan Kapoor won a bronze within the finals of the Trap Men's Junior tournament. Wishing V… https://t.co/gAowVZ7tks

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522572660000

Gaurav Rana’s tenacity is certainly admirable. India congratulates him for profitable the silver within the 10m air pistol me… https://t.co/e57bhMNiIW

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522573109000

Anmol is one our maximum seasoned younger shooters. He has been participating in quite a lot of competitions for many years. He l… https://t.co/9orcDxFRbt

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522573410000

Anish's win within the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Junior tournament is a exceptional one. Anish reached the final with the h… https://t.co/OhdsLUNopB

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522573655000

Congratulations to Muskan for clinching the Gold within the 25m pistol women's junior ultimate. Muskan has certainly introduced… https://t.co/mOMDYHNcit

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522573778000

Modi concluded via saying that the performance in Sydney will motivate many more children to play more and excel.

"The stupendous performance of our shooters will strengthen the #FitIndia movement and many more youngsters will feel motivated to play more and excel. Once again, I congratulate the entire shooting team that participated in the #ISSFJWC. @ISSF_Shooting," concluded Modi.

The stupendous performance of our shooters will strengthen the #Have compatibilityIndia movement and lots of more children will charge… https://t.co/nwy4JC3lzj

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1522574003000

Earlier, India's senior shooters had their best-ever campaign on the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, as they won 4 gold, one silver and 4 bronze. India topped the medal tally for the first time in an ISSF pageant.

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