PM Modi In Stitches As India Boxer Recalls Pakistani Opponent's Remark: 'Narendra Naam Se Nafrat Ho Gayi Hai'
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News sports other-sports PM Modi In Stitches As India Boxer Recalls Pakistani Opponent's Remark: 'Narendra Naam Se Nafrat Ho Gayi Hai' PM Modi In Stitches As India Boxer Recalls Pakistani Opponent's Remark: 'Narendra Naam Se Nafrat Ho Gayi Hai' Published By, Last Updated: August 10, 2026, 10:38 IST CWG silver medallist Narender Berwal recalled a hilarious incident involving a Pakistani boxer that left PM Narendra Modi in splits. Rapid Read CWG medallist Narender Berwal (left) interacts with PM Narendra Modi (Screengrab) Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted India’s 2026 Commonwealth Games contingent at his residence in the national capital on Sunday. While praising the efforts of the medallists, PM Modi noted how their performances in Glasgow have inspired the next generation. During the interaction, Indian boxer Narender Berwal recalled a hilarious incident from the 2015 World Military Games when he defeated a Pakistani opponent, leaving PM Modi in stitches.
Berwal said that after he defeated the Pakistani boxer, both of them were rushed to the hospital to get stitches after suffering cuts during the bout. Incidentally, the army coach who had accompanied Berwal at the Games was also named Narender (Rana). “My first-round match was against Pakistan. I got a call from the military that you cannot lose to a Pakistani opponent. I won that fight, but we suffered cuts and went to hospital to get stitches," Berwal told PM Modi. “You became Prime Minister for the first time in 2014. The army coach with us (for the Military Games) was Narender Rana. After a while, he (Pakistani boxer) said, ‘Bhaijaan aapka naam Narender hai, aapke coach ka naam Narender hai, aapke PM ka naam Narendra hai toh mujhe Narender naam se nafrat ho gayi hai.
(Your PM and coach are also named Narender. I have started hating this name),'" Berwal added. Berwal won the silver medal in the men’s +90kg event to cap off a record-breaking performance from Indian boxers at the CWG 2026, during which they secured 10 medals including seven gold and three silver. Berwal is an Indian army junior commissioned officer (JCO) who won bronze medal in the 2022. Asian Games. Besides that, he’s also a two-time medalist at the Asian Championships. Ankush Panghal, Sachin Siwach, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, and Priya Ghanghas returned with gold medals, while Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Jadumani Singh won a silver medal each at the recently concluded CWG 2026. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Feroz Khan Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent.
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