India got its seventh medal, with L Shushila Devi winning the silver in judo, whereas the eighth medal was a bronze for Vijay Kumar Yadav in the same sport at Commonwealth Games 2022.
Indian judoka L Shushila Devi settled for a silver medal after losing the women's 48kg final against Michaela Whitebooi of South Africa during the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham on Monday. In a close contest, Shushila fought hard before yielding the final via 'Waza-Ari' in 4.25 minutes. It was the Indian's second silver medal at the event, having also finished runners-up during the 2014 Glasgow Games. Earlier, Shushila had assured the country of a medal after moving to the final, beating Mauritius's Priscilla Morand.
Elated by the exceptional performance by Shushila Devi Likmabam. Congratulations to her on winning the Silver medal. She has demonstrated remarkable skill and resilience. Best wishes for her future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/fZ5t49WjKV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)ALSO READ: CWG 2022 - INDIAN LAWN BOWLERS HOPE TO GAIN ENOUGH RECOGNITION AS MS DHONI IN INDIA
Kudos to Shushila Devi for the Silver medal in Judo Women’s 48KG category at the Common Wealth Games. Proud moment for the entire nation. My best wishes for her future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/kYE95oQ8Ad
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah)On the other hand, Vijay Kumar Yadav gave India its seventh medal in the CWG 2022. On the same night, he defeated Christodoulides of Cyprus in a convincing fashion of 10-0. The 26-year-old Yadav produced an excellent performance as he pounced on his opponent's mistake and pinned him down for 10 seconds to end the contest in just 58 seconds.
I am happy to note that we have done well in Judo at CWG2022. While Shushila Devi has won a silver, Vijay Kumar Yadav has added to the tally with a bronze, his first medal at CWG, with a 10-0 win over Cyprus' Petros C. I congratulate both of them!! pic.twitter.com/vyKIpgtU0U
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur)(With inputs from PTI)