"Had Goosebumps When National Anthem Was Played": Rupa Rani Tirkey After Clinching Historic Lawn Bowls Gold At CWG 2022

Following the historic gold medal win in Lawn Bowls event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Rupa Rani Tirkey said that they had goosebumps when they took to the podium and the national anthem was played. The Indian Lawn Bowls team created history by winning its first-ever medal in the sport, capturing gold by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final.

"I feel very proud. We had goosebumps (when we took to the podium and National Anthem was played). We had never thought of it but it became possible today," Rupa Rani Tirkey told ANI.

Nayanmoni Saikia the other member of the historic gold-winning team, said that throughout the game they did not lose hope and that the communication between the team help them to secure the points against South Africa.

"Our morale went a little down when they levelled 1-1. But we didn't lose hope. We talked to each other and understood that we can do it. We will secure one point at a time and cover it," Nayanmoni Saikia said.

Talking about the event, the action was back and forth between India and their opponents, who are among the best teams in the sport with 44 medals. India were represented by Rupa Rani Tirkey, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey and Pinki Singh in this historic match. India won the match by 17-10.

India started the match with a lead before South Africa fought back to make things 2-2. India kept dominating their opponents as after End 7, the score read 7-2 in their favour.

After end 8, South Africa did get two points on the table, but India got one more, which widened their lead to 8-4.

South Africa continued their fight back and made the scoreline read 8-6 after End 9, though India still had a two-point lead.

After End 10, the scores stood level at 8-8. India fumbled their lead