OGQ felicitates its medal winning athletes

Mumbai - 15 December 2010


OGQ Athletes did very well at the recent CWG 2010 in New Delhi and at the Asian Games at Guangzhou 2010. Totally, OGQ Athletes won 27 medals at both games including 12 gold medals. Totally 10 OGQ athletes took part in the CWG 2010 while 12 athletes took part in the Asian Games 2010. OGQ organized a dinner where it felicitated 6 of its medal winning athletes at the CWG 2010 and at the Asian Games 2010.

  • Gagan Narang - 4 Gold medals at the CWG 2010 & 2 Silver medals at the Asian Games 2010 (Rifle Shooting)

  • Omkar Singh - 3 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal at the CWG 2010 (Pistol Shooting)

  • Tejaswani Sawant - 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze medal at the CWG 2010 (Rifle Shooting)

  • Sanjeev Rajput - 1 Silver medal at the Asian Games 2010 (Rifle Shooting)

  • MC Mary Kom - 5th World Championship Title & 1 bronze medal at the Asian Games 2010 (Boxing)

  • Rakesh Manpat - Promising young Rifle shooter

OGQ Co-founder Geet Sethi was full of praise for the athletes.  "All these medal winners have brought great pride to the nation. Gagan Narang and Mary Kom especially have performed with remarkable consistency and they are undoubtedly two of India’s biggest hopes for Gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics. OGQ promises all possible support for their training in the lead up to the Olympics. "

 

Ace shooter Gagan Narang, the first athlete selected by OGQ was delighted with the support, "OGQ have been supporting me even before the Beijing Olympics 2008. Their support has been very consistent and very professional and focused. That is what is needed to compete at the highest level of sport."

 

5 time World Boxing Champion prefers to let her fists do the talking but she was effusive in her praise for OGQ, "OGQ has been my rock along with my husband. I truly have the belief that I can win an Olympic Gold medal because of the kind of planning that OGQ has put in place for me."

 

OGQ is proud of all the medal winners and wishes them success for upcoming tournaments.