PM Modi heap praise India Lawn Bowls team after 'historic win' for gold

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has heaped praise on the Indian women's Lawn Balls team that secured a histric gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

India's women's fours Lwan Balls team defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final to claim the nation's first-ever medal in the event on 2nd August.

The women's fours team comprised of Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third) and Rupa Rani Tirkey (skip) and they had first taken a comfortable 8-2 lead after End 7. However, South Africa weren't ready to go down without a fight and their captain Skip Snyden helped them bounce back. After End 11, the South African team had taken the lead of the match with a scoreline of 10-8.

India had four rounds to turn around the tie and the team responded in brilliant fashion. The quartet from India secured two points on successive ends to eke out a 12-10



advantage.

At the penultimate end of the match, India won three points. South Africa were left with a mountain to climb and needed six points to win and five to tie.

Despite the South African team's best efforts, India had done enough to secure the historic gold medal on Tuesday.

Since the win, wishes have been pouring in for the Indian team, with the latest being Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi said that the whole nation is proud of the four members in the team. He also said that Choubey, Singh, Saikia and Tirkey demonstrated great dexterity and their success will motivate many to take up Lawn Bowls.

"Historic win in Birmingham! India is proud of Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey for bringing home the prestigious Gold in Lawn Bowls. The team has demonstrated great dexterity and their success will motivate many Indians towards Lawn Bowls," said Modi.