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India won gold for the first time in lawn balls

India won gold for the first time in lawn balls

In the Commonwealth Games 2022 being played in Birmingham, England, India won the gold medal by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the Women's Four match of Lawn Bowls. This is the first gold medal for the country in this game in the history of 92 years. With this win, Team India has created history. With this, India's medal count has gone up to 10, including 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Rupa Rani Tirkey played an important role in the match for India. Along with this, Lovely Choubey, Pinky and Nayanmoni also performed brilliantly. There were many ups and downs in this exciting match which lasted for about two and a half hours, in the beginning, Team India took the lead, after which South Africa also made a comeback. In the end, Team India India won the match 17-10. India had landed for the first time in the women's four event of the competition. This is the fourth gold for the Indian contingent and also the first gold in any event other than weightlifting. One time Indian team 8. 2 but Thabelo Muhango (lead), Brigitte Kalitz (second), Esmi Kruger (third) and Johanna Snemann (skip) leveled at 8.8. The Indian players maintained their composure and won the last three rounds. The PM tweeted, "Historic win in Birmingham! Proud of Lovely Choubey, Pinky Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Roopa Rani Tirkey for bringing India the coveted Gold in the Lawn Bowls. The team displayed great dexterity and their success to many Indians." Will motivate towards Lawn Bowls." BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has congratulated the players on this victory of the country. He wrote on Twitter, "Heartfelt congratulations to Team India for winning the historic Gold Medal in Lawn Bowls in the Commonwealth Games."

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