Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Aug 28,2016 hosted national sports awardees,
including Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu and bronze winner
Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence here.
The Prime Minister greeted the athletes on the eve of the National
Sports Day. Ace shooter Jitu Rai and gymnast Dipa Karmakar were also in
attendance.
All the four athletes will be conferred with the prestigious Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.
“I showed him [Mr. Modi] my medal and he was very happy. He
congratulated me and said you did really well and made the country
proud.
That really made my day. It was a pleasure talking to him and I
felt very happy,” said Ms. Sindhu after meeting the Prime Minister.
Asked what Mr. Modi spoke to her, Sakshi said: “Prime Minister said to
me ‘maarna mat mujhe’ [I hope you won’t hit me] and I told him that we
wrestlers are very aggressive on the mat but off it, we are very soft
hearted.”
The 23-year-old Sakshi, who was sporting a ‘Rio 2016’ pendent, said it
was gifted to her by Gopichand’s sister in Hyderabad earlier in the day.
Sports Minister Vijay Goel, who was present on the occasion, said, “All
the Khel Ratna awardees, Arjuna awardees, Dhyanchand awardees,
Dronacharya awardees, Tenzing Norgay awardees met Mr. Modi and they also
included the two medallists from the Rio Olympics.”
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