ARMY SPORTSMEN EXCEL AT MANCHESTER
Eight
Army personnel who formed part of the Indian contingent that participated
in the just concluded 17th Commonwealth games in Manchester,
UK won seven medals for the country.
Achievements
of the Army sportsmen were in Shooting and Boxing, in which 5
Gold, one Silver and 01 Bronze Medal were won.
Event
wise details of the Army sportsmen are as under :
Shooting
:
(a)
Major RVS Rathore,
Double
Trap (Individual) - Gold
Double
Trap (Team) - - do –
- Nb Sub Charan
Singh
Free
Rifle three position (Individual) Gold
- Sub B L
Dhaka
Rapid
Fire Pistol (team) - Gold
- Nb Sub Mahavir
Singh
Centre
Fire Pistol (Team) - Gold
- Sub A P
Subhaiah and Nb Sub Charan Singh
Free
Rifle three position (team) - Bronze.
Boxing
:
(f) Hav
Som Bahadur Pun - Silver
Weight
Lifting :
(g) Nb
Sub Vadivelu - 6th Position
In
addition, Miss Raj Kumari, a product of the Infantry Kids Club
training in the Army Marksmanship Unit, Mhow also won one Gold
and Silver medal, in shooting.
