Gururaja winning bronze at CWG: Minister announces cash award of Rs 8 lakhs
Team Udayavani, Jul 30, 2022, 8:37 PM IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister of Youth Empowerment and Sports and Sericulture Department Dr. Narayana Gowda announced a cash award of Rs 8 Lakhs for Indian weightlifter Gururaja Poojary for winning a bronze at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
Gururaja, who hails from Kundapura, lifted a total of 269kg (118kg+151kg) to finish in third place.
The minister took to Twitter for congratulating Gururaja Poojary on winning a medal for India.
“What a proud moment for every Kannadiga Congratulations Gururaja Poojary from Kundapura for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting in the Men’s 61kg Finals at #CommonwealthGames #gururajapujari,” he tweeted.
What a proud moment for every Kannadiga
Congratulations Gururaja Poojary from Kundapura for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting in the Men’s 61kg Finals at#CommonwealthGames #gururajapujari
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— Dr. Narayana Gowda / ಡಾ.ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗೌಡ (@narayanagowdakc) July 30, 2022
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