Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza on Monday for winning a gold medal in the mixed doubles competition at the Asian Games.

Sania, a brand ambassador for Telangana, made Telangana and the country proud with a gold medal in the mixed doubles category and bronze medal in the doubles category at the Asiad, an official release quoted the Telangana Chief Minister saying. He wished that Sania must continue her brilliant performance, the release said.

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