Sports minister felicitates Indian medal winners of London Olympics
Indian athletes won a total of six medals at London 2012 Olympics -- two silver and four bronze medals -- making the London Games India’s finest performance at an Olympic event.
The minister felicitated and presented the cash awards to the six medal winners at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, the Indian capital.
The function was attended by medal winners along with their parents and all other Indian athletes, Indian and foreign coaches, who participated in London 2012 Olympic Games.
After the function, all the medal winners along with other Olympians marched to India Gate in open Jongas to pay floral tributes at Amar Jawan Jyoti, the site of the Indian Army’s Tomb of soldiers.
The six Indian medal winners of London 2012 Olympic Games include:
- Gagan Narang won a bronze medal for the 10m air rifle competition making it India’s first medal at London 2012.
- Vijay Kumar won India’s first silver medal at London Olympics in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol competition
- Saina Nehwal bagged a bronze medal in the women’s singles badminton competition
- Mary Kom won a bronze medal in the women’s boxing competition
- Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze medal in Men’s wrestling freestyle (60kg)
- The sixth and final medal (silver) was won by Sushil Kumar Solanki, India’s flag-bearer at London Olympics, in the wrestling freestyle (66kg) category.
Silver medalist Vijay Kumar has been promoted to the role of Subedar Major by the Indian Army to honour his performance at London 2012 Games.
