Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently interacted with Indian athletes, including PV Sindhu, the ace badminton player, who will be representing the nation at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. 120 Indian athletes will be flying to Paris, with the hope that the contingent can better the Tokyo Games tally of seven medals.
Video of PM Modi Interacting With PV Sindhu Has Gone Viral
The Indian athletes were accompanied by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse, and Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also interacted virtually with India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra, who will aim to defend his gold medal in Paris, two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Nikhat Zareen. Sharing pictures with the athletes, PM Modi wrote:
“Interacted with our contingent heading to Paris for the @Olympics. I am confident our athletes will give their best and make India proud. Their life journeys and success give hope to 140 crore Indians.”
Check out his Tweet:
Interacted with our contingent heading to Paris for the @Olympics. I am confident our athletes will give their best and make India proud. Their life journeys and success give hope to 140 crore Indians. pic.twitter.com/OOoipJpfUb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 4, 2024
Neeraj Chopra speaking to PM Modi said: “Sir, my training is going as planned. I missed a few tournaments due to a recurring injury, but right now, I am feeling much better. We have just under a month to get the final preparations done.”
During her interaction, PV Sindhu told PM Modi: “I am going to represent India for the third time in the Olympics. I won a Silver medal in 2016 and in 2020, I won a Bronze medal. I hope to change the colour of the medal this year, I am hoping for another medal this year.”
During the interaction, Prime Minister Modi urged the athletes bound for this month’s Paris Olympics to share their views on the arrangements in the French Capital to help his government’s ambitious plan of bringing the tournament to India.
Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the T20 World Cup-winning team led by Rohit Sharma, who defeated South Africa in the final clash.
