New Delhi, August 10 (UNI) Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday interacted with the Indian Army contingent that returned from recently concluded Commonwealth Games at an exclusive function here at Delhi Cantt.
Notably, out of 18 participants from the Indian Army in the Commonwealth Games, eight sportspersons earned medals for India.
These medals are a result of a carefully planned and sustained Mission Olympic Programme by the Indian Army, which was conceived and implemented since year 2001, the Indian Army said.
Indian Army sportspersons performed exceedingly well by clinching four Gold, one Silver and three Bronze Medals.
The individual medal winners are Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Gold) and Havildar Achinta Sheuli (Gold) in Weightlifting), Subedar Deepak Punia (Gold) and Recruit Havildar Deepak Nehra (Bronze) in Wrestling, Subedar Amit Panghal, VSM (Gold) and Subedar Mohammad Hussamuddin (Bronze) in Boxing and Naib Subedar Avinash Sable (Silver) and Subedar Sandeep Kumar (Bronze) in Athletics.
Addressing the sportspersons, the Army Chief acknowledged their superlative performance and remarked that the Indian Army participants are the real role models for the nation.
Gen Pande said that their individual performances have made the Indian Army and the entire nation proud.
He also wished them the very best for all the forthcoming events.
The Army Chief felicitated the participants by awarding Commendation Cards and cash incentives.
Medal winners will also get out-of-turn promotions as per Indian Army's policy.
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