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PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES MEDAL WINNERS IN ASIAN GAMES 2014
Rashtrapati Bhavan : 27.09.2014
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Shri Pemba Tamang, Shri Vijay Kumar and Shri Gurpreet Singh for winning the Silver Medal in the Men’s 25m centre fire pistol team event at the Asian Games – 2014.
In individual messages, the President said, "I am extremely delighted and proud that you have won the Silver Medal in the Men’s 25m centre fire pistol team event at the Asian Games – 2014. You have proved that hard work will always bring laurels.
Your achievement today should be an inspiration for more of our youth to take up sports as a full time career. The whole country joins you and your family in celebrating this impressive achievement”.
This Press Release issued at 1145 hrs.