The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated Tejaswini Sawant on winning the Gold medal in the 50 metre rifle category at the World Shooting Championship being held at Munich, Germany. In a message, Dr. Singh said that her outstanding performance has brought laurels to the nation and her achievement will inspire other youngsters to do their best for the country.The Lok Sabha on Monday commended Tejaswani Sawant for doing the nation proud by winning the gold medal in the world shooting championship. The Speaker, Mrs Meira Kumar while congratulating on her remarkable achievement, lauded Tejaswani's grit and determination and wished her success in her future endeavours. AIR Correspondent reports that Tejaswani Sawant, who won the Gold medal 50 meter rifle prone event on Sunday in Munich, scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to achieve this feat, which also equals the world record set earlier.
News On AIR | August 9, 2010 2:39 PM
PM, Lok Sabha congratulate Tejaswini Sawant