New Delhi: Combining Jocularity with sincerity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was involved in a mild interaction with athletes bonded by the Indian Olympics, wearing the role of interviewers to get insight into their journey.
When the situation demanded, Modi quoted the example of the legend of the Sachin Tendulkar Cricket at the 1999 World Cup to Boxer Ashish Kumar, whose father died before the Olympic qualification last year before he struggled in Covid-19 a few months ago.
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https://t.co/ajhbhiyrpr- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1626176591000 and when he realized that he could do with a little humor, PM promised to have ice cream with the Shuttler champions PV Sindhu.
Modi trying to make the athletes feel comfortable before they go for the Tokyo match, where hope of them will be high.
Read also jammed with expectations, PM Modi hopes good luck athletes ahead of the Minister of Olympics Tokyo Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacts with the Olympic bonded contingent who will seek to make the country proud of the upcoming Tokyo match, starting July 23.
In the virtual video conference session, PM said he was convinced that the athletes would make India proud of the interactive session, PM jokingly asked Sindhu about the boundary of his diet and remembering how Pullela Gopichand’s badminton coach took it from his call and prevented it from having ice cream during the 2016 Olympics Rio 2016.
“There is a ban on eating ice cream on you during the 2016 Olympics, have other restrictions imposed for Tokyo?” He asked Sindhu who grinned, who would aim for better silver he won five years ago.
“Sir, I have to be careful about my diet,” he replied.
(Photo of Ani) Switch to Ace Wrestler VINESH Phogat, a bright prospect of medal in Tokyo, Modi joking asking Grappler’s father, “Kaunsi Chakki Ka Atta Kiliate Ha Log Apni Beti Ko (the flour owned by people)?” Modi also praised the contribution of the Phogat family to Indian wrestling.
(Photo of Ani) spoke to the Ashish boxer, he remembered his struggle in run-up to the match, since losing his father, who was a Kabaddi player.
“Your father is a Kabaddi player.
How can you choose boxing?” Modi asked.
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“My father wants me to be a boxer.
I come from a family of sportsmen.
My brother is the wrestler but I was a slim frame.
So, I decided that I couldn’t be a wrestler and choose boxing,” Ashish.
said.
“You suffer from Covid.
You also lose your father.
How do you overcome it and continue to work hard?” PM asks.
(Photo of Ani) Ashish replied, “I was emotionally injured after my father died.
My family supports me well through testing time.
My friends motivated me that I had to work to fulfill my father’s dream.” “When I was in Spain, I had tested positive Covid.
But I was given special facilities.
Apart from the facility, I took a long time to recover.
After returning to India, our sporting staff helped me a lot to me.
I returned to Rhythm with their help .
“Modi reminded Ashish that Tendulkar” had also lost his father during the tournament “.
Also read your athletes, reflect ‘new India’, they symbolize the future of the nation: Moziprime Minister PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country athletes reflect ‘new India’ and they also symbolize the country’s future.
“He paid tribute to his father through his game.
You have also done the same thing.
You have become a champion and the nation hopes that many of you at the Olympics,” said PM.
With the Ace Rifle Shooter Elavenil Valarivan, Modi reminded him that he came from the same Vidhan Sabha constituency in Gujarat – Maninagar – from where he was contested in the election.
(Photo of Ani) Modi welcomed Ahmedabad-based shooters in Gujarati and encouraged her to provide the best in the match.
For Thravelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra, Modi said, “I have been told that you are injured, but you still make a new record.
You don’t need to be jammed in hopes, don’t take expectations, just focus.
At your goal.” Olympics, where the audience is on The place will not be permitted because the Covid-19 pandemic is scheduled to be held in the Japanese capital from July 23 to August 8.
The designated Minister of Sports, Anurag Pramanik and his deputy, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was replaced by Thakur, was also present during an interactive session.
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