NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu congratulated L Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar Yadav on Monday for winning a silver and a bronze medal respectively in judo in the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Birmingham.
Shushila Devi signed off with a silver medal after losing the women's 48-kg final against South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi.
"Congratulations to Shushila Devi on winning silver medal in judo at the #CommonwealthGames. Your impressive performance has won you countless admirers and inspired millions of girls. India is proud of you," Murmu said in a tweet.
India won a second medal in judo in the form of a bronze when Varanasi's Vijay Kumar Yadav (men's 60kg) defeated Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus by "Ippon" in just 58 seconds.
"An inspired performance by Vijay Kumar Yadav in his first #CommonwealthGames. Congratulations for winning bronze medal in men's 60 kg judo. Your dominance in the earlier rounds demonstrated your abilities that brought you the medal. I wish you more success in the future," the President tweeted.
