NEW DELHI, Aug 28:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hosted the National Sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence here.
The PM greeted the athletes on the eve of the National Sports Day. Besides shuttler Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi, ace shooter Jitu Rai and trailblazing 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 here tomorrow.
Sindhu scripted history by winning the silver in women’s singles badminton while Sakshi took the bronze in women’s 58kg freestyle category at the Rio Games.
In a first in Indian sports, Dipa finished fourth in artistic gymnastics at Rio. While Jitu has won over half a dozen medals in the past two years.
Sports Minister Vijay Goel, who was also present on the occasion, said, “All the Khel Ratna awardees, Arjuna awardees, Dhayanchand awardees, Dronacharya awardees, Tenzing Norgay awardees met the Prime Minister today and it also included the two medallists from the Rio Olympics — PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik.” (PTI)
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