On Sunday, the Indian Navy took to Twitter and congratulated Indian woman Priyadarshini Pawar, who is the daughter of one of its officers on winning the 1,200-km, Paris-Brest-Paris circuit

In its tweet, the Indian Navy showered heaps of praises on Priyadarshini Pawar, who became the first Indian woman to successfully complete France's oldest cycling event, the 1,200-km, Paris-Brest-Paris circuit

Priyadarshini Pawar, who rode the cycle non-stop between August 18-22 created history as she became the first Indian woman ever to successfully complete the event since it's inception in 1891

In picture: Priyadarshini Pawar is all smiles for the camera after winning the grueling 1200-km Paris-Brest-Paris circuit, which is France's oldest cycling event

In a series of tweets, the Indian Navy commended Priyadarshini Pawar for creating history and achieving the milestone at an unfamiliar terrain and unusual weather in her first attempt

This year, Rambouilley, a small town situated on the outskirts of Paris hosted the event. In the pic, Priyadarshini Pawar poses for a group picture with other contestants after winning France's oldest cycling event, Paris-Brest-Paris circuit