CWG 2022: "Your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology"- PM Modi cheers dispirited bronze medal-winning wrestler Pooja Gehlot × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Amateur Wrestling Commonwealth Games 2022 News CWG 2022 Your medal calls for celebrations not an apology - PM Modi cheers dispirited bronze medal-winning wrestler Pooja Gehlot By Aishwarya Kasibhatla Modified 07 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Wrestling - Commonwealth Games: Day 9 Pooja Gehlot in action CWG 2022 bronze medal-winning wrestler Pooja Gehlot was disappointed at being unable to return with a gold medal. Gehlot defeated Christine Lemofack Letchidjio of Scotland 12-2 on the basis of technical superiority to win bronze at Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on August 6. The podium finish at 2022 CWG in Birmingham was the first major senior international medal for the 25-year-old Indian grappler. An emotional Pooja Gehlot, while speaking to the media following her event, said: "I am very sad that I lost in the semifinals. I apologize to the entire nation for not being able to win a gold medal. I came here hoping to hear the National Anthem being played in the arena." She further added: "Today I returned with a bronze today but I will surely work on whatever mistakes i made on the mat at the CWG and comeback better." Pooja received an appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her efforts on the wrestling mat at the mega-event. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote: "Pooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology. Your life journey motivates us, your success gladdens us. You are destined for great things ahead…keep shining!" Narendra Modi@narendramodiPooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology. Your life journey motivates us, your success gladdens us. You are destined for great things ahead…keep shining! twitter.com/ani/status/155…ANI@ANI#WATCH India's Pooja Gehlot gets emotional post winning a Bronze medal in the Women's 50kg Freestyle Wrestling"I apologise to my compatriots. I wished that the National Anthem be played here... But I will learn from my mistakes, and work on them," says Wrestler Pooja Gehlot571859097#WATCH India's Pooja Gehlot gets emotional post winning a Bronze medal in the Women's 50kg Freestyle Wrestling"I apologise to my compatriots. I wished that the National Anthem be played here... But I will learn from my mistakes, and work on them," says Wrestler Pooja Gehlot https://t.co/LOHIMeMRHIPooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology. Your life journey motivates us, your success gladdens us. You are destined for great things ahead…keep shining! twitter.com/ani/status/155… Pooja Gehlot s road to bronze medal at CWG 2022 With Rebecca Ndolo Muambo of Cameroon forfeiting her bout, Gehlot did not even have to step inside the mat as her opponent. Gehlot later went on to win her second match against Scotland's Christelle Lemofack Letchidjio by technical superiority (12-2) to make it to the semi-finals. The Indian wrestler later lost to Madison Parks of Canada after dropping a few points to go down 9-6 eventually in the semis. Kiren Rijiju@KirenRijijuThe whole Nation is extremely proud of Pooja Gehlot for Winning Bronze Medal at #CommonwealthGames in Wrestling!Congratulations to Pooja Gehlot for making India proud #Cheer4India #India4CWG202291984The whole Nation is extremely proud of Pooja Gehlot for Winning Bronze Medal at #CommonwealthGames in Wrestling!Congratulations to Pooja Gehlot for making India proud #Cheer4India #India4CWG2022 https://t.co/jWnN0VvOxY In the bronze medal face-off, Gehlot was once again up against Christelle Lemofack Letchidjio, who she defeated early on in the day. The results were no different as Gehlot again outplayed her to win the bout 12-2 to attain a podium finish. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Diptanil Roy × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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