PM To Invite Olympic Contingent In Independence Day Celebration

• ByAyushi Ray     |    August 4, 2021

PM to invite Olympic contingent in Independence Day  celebration to commemorate the outstanding play put forward by Indian players across all formats in the Tokyo Olympics. India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Modi has been regularly motivating and keeping in touch with the team and the players. “This time, the highest number of Indian players have qualified for the Olympics. We must not forget the fact that we have achieved it while fighting the worst pandemic of the last 100 years. There are sports in which our players have qualified for the very first time,” Modi said in a virtual address. Modi in his speech said, “Our players haven’t just qualified, they are giving their best performance too. New India’s towering self-confidence is reflecting in each game. Our Olympics players and teams are giving a tough fight to their competitors having better rankings. The conviction and confidence of Indian players are at their peak.” He said the Indian players are more confident because of the transparency in the system and the identification of right talent

This Olympics has seen  India’s Mirabai Chanu, locking a silver medal on the first day of the games,in the 49 KLg category ending country’s two-decade plus long wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics  In another achievement, PV Sindhu on Sunday became the second Indian and the first woman to win two abc to back Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win in the badminton women’s singles third-place play-off. Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of its first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games as well. Women’ Hockey Team did the unbelievable, qualified into the semi finals for the first time ever.

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