New Delhi, April 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 5) congratulated weightlifters Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and P Gururaja for winning India's first medals in the Commonwealth Games, saying India is delighted by the achievements.

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Congratulations to Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for winning India’s first Gold at the #GC2018 games and breaking three CWG records. India is delighted by these achievements: PM @narendramodi @GC2018 pic.twitter.com/XHyFh8blVw

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 5, 2018

"Congratulations to Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for winning India's first gold at the #GC2018 games and breaking three CWG records. India is delighted by these achievements," he tweeted. In another tweet, he congratulated Gururaja for bagging India's first medal, a silver, in the Games.

Proud of you P Gururaja! Congratulations for the Silver medal in the Men’s 56 kg Weightlifting event and bagging India’s first medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games: PM @narendramodi #GC2018 @GC2018 pic.twitter.com/9a2aS3Hx1c

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 5, 2018

Meanwhile, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) also expressed happiness at the strong performance of the country's contingent on the opening day of prestigious competition, the Commonwealth Games and said that the medal count will only go up in the coming days.

Sheer World Class performance by our #Champion #MirabaiChanu 🥇🥇🥇in the #gc2018weightlifting Women's 48kg Finals breaking all records lose in every lift attempt. Well done #TeamMauritius #TeamSriLanka#Proud moment for #TeamIndia #GC2018 @WeightliftingIN @Ra_THORe pic.twitter.com/bSSSXU531S

— IOA - Team India (@ioaindia) April 5, 2018

A record-smashing Chanu and a perseverant Gururaja claimed gold and silver respectively as weightlifters lived up to to the pre-event hype and delivered opening day medals for India. "I want to congratulate Mirabai Chanu and P Gururaja for giving India the medals on the opening day. I am sure the other athletes in the Indian contingent will do their best and win more medals in the coming days," IOA President Narinder Batra said.

IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said: "It is just the beginning in the Games and our athletes are doing very well. We won a gold and a silver today and the medal count will only go up from here."

#GC2018Weightlifting #GC2018

The mighty GURURAJA comes in 2nd winning #TeamIndia its first 🥈 #Medal at the @GC2018 lifting total weight of 249kg in the Men's 56kg event! #Congratulations #TeamMalaysia & #TeamSriLanka @WeightliftingIN @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/qgH7Aam0ls

— IOA - Team India (@ioaindia) April 5, 2018

Indian contingent's Chef-de-Mission Vikram Sisodiya said a "good beginning has been made and the country's medal tally will swell further as the Games progress". India, one of the powerhouses of the Commonwealth Games, is being represented by 218 athletes this time in Gold Coast. The country had won 64 medals (15 gold, 30 silver, 19 bronze) in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Karnataka Olympic Association too congratulated Gururaja on bringing home a silver."I am delighted that Gururaja Poojary has won India's first medal in the men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in gold Coast, Australia. Poojary, a student of SDM College, Ujire in Mangalore, Karnataka, had shown immense promise as a youngster and now he has made India and Karnataka proud with his outstanding performance. The Karnataka Olympic Association congratulates Poojary on this fine showing," K Govindraj, KOA president and an IOA vice-president, said.