Asian Games 2023; Smriti Mandhana For Neeraj Chopra, Hangzhou (China): Indian girls made a splash by performing brilliantly in the Asian Games and won the gold medal. India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the match played at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Ground in Hangzhou on Monday. In this match, while chasing the target of 117 runs, the Sri Lankan team could score only 97 runs for eight wickets. Smriti also remembered golden boy Neeraj Chopra during this time.
Smriti said such a thing for Neeraj
After winning the match, Indian women’s cricket team member Smriti Mandhana said that it is very special. We have seen it on TV. When Neeraj Chopra won the gold, my competition was…, the way our national anthem was played and the national flag of India was hoisted, I think it was very special and I had tears in my eyes. …We are really happy that we could contribute to the medal tally of the Indian contingent. Gold is gold. Really happy that we gave our best today.
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Titas Sadhu, a member of the gold-winning Indian women’s cricket team, said it is indeed a special feeling because we do not get a chance to win a gold medal every day, especially at a platform like the Asian Games. I can just express my feelings like this and I get goosebumps. It’s thrilling to stand there with the national anthem playing, because it’s a tribute not only to us but to our country.
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On the Indian women’s cricket team winning the gold, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that since cricket has been included recently and the women’s cricket team has performed brilliantly and has won the gold for India, many congratulations for it.
