1.14 hours of conversation..The life story of various athletes. Prime Minister Modi encourages Olympians
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a long talk to the athletes who will be participating in the Olympics. The Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 23. The selected Indian player will leave for Tokyo on July 17.
Meeting with Athletes
126 athletes from 18 sports across India will take part in this year’s Olympics. This is the first time so many people from India are going to the Olympics. In order to encourage them in this regard, 126 players today PM had a video conversation with the players.
The First Conversation
During the conversation at 5 pm today, Prime Minister Modi first spoke to archer Deepika Kumari. To him Deepika Kumar, you are our No. 1 player in the world. I know about your difficulties. I also know how cruel your childhood life was. Congratulations on climbing so far. After that, Prime Minister Modi spoke to athlete Dooty Chand and said that the whole country should watch the Chand medal being hoisted. Then to boxer Mary Gomez, you are a role model for many young athletes in India. Your story is like a stimulus to everyone.
Following this, Prime Minister Modi spoke to boxer Ashish Kumar, who has suffered and recovered from the corona. Ashish lost his father while participating in a major series. Hearing of his plight, Modi compared Asha to the situation of cricket legend Sachin. Because Sachin lost his father during the 1999 World Cup. However, he overcame the difficulty and played in that series. Not only this, badminton player P.V. Many players, including Sindhu and sniper Valarivan, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Sarath Kamal, spoke to the players in the spring. During the conversation, which lasted for about 1 hour and 14 minutes, Prime Minister Modi narrated various stories of the soldiers.
The full list of players has been released as the qualifying rounds for the participating players are underway. This time 56 percent of the players and 44 percent of the players have a chance.
Twelve people from Tamil Nadu will participate in this list under various categories. Table tennis player Sarath Kamal, who is going to participate in the Olympics for the fourth time from Tamil Nadu, has been selected as the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Olympic team.
Profile of players
Bhavani Devi from Tamil Nadu will be the first Indian to take part in the sword fighting event. Sarath Kamal (Table Tennis – Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles), Sathyan Gnanasekaran (Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Division only) Varun Ashok Thakkar (Boat Race – Men’s Division) – Men’s Division Spring (Sniper – 10m Air Rifle, Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles)
Tamilians in athletics
Rajiv Arokia (4 * 400 relay), Naganath Pandey (4 * 400 relay), Revathi Veeramani (4 * 400 mixed division relay), Suba Venkatesh (4 * 400 mixed division relay), Dhanalakshmi Sehgar (4 * 400 mixed division relay). It is noteworthy that for the first time in India, 5 athletes from the same state have been selected for the Olympics.
