Congratulate on vs for

[Arnold99]

Let me congratulate you both ............... your success in the Wife Carrying World Championshipin Finland.

a) on
b) for

I'd like to know which is the correct option here and why. Thanks.

 

[Arnold99]

I've edited it.

 

[Amigos4]

The 'options' appear in the title of the thread.

When we congratulate someone 'on' something we give them our good wishes because something special or pleasant has happened to them, e.g. "I'd like to congratulate you on your marriage".

When we congratulate someone 'for' something we praise them for an achievement, e.g. "I'd like to congratulate the staff for their good job".

Both sound natural to me but in your example I would use 'on' because it seems a little more personal.

 

[Amigos4]

Be sure to separate 'Championship' and 'in' by adding a space.