Tokyo Olympics 2021 will begin soon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Olympic Athletes  virtually representing India. He encouraged them and asserted them to play freely and focused. 

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Only 10 days are left for Tokyo Olympics 2021 to begin. The Tokyo Olympics dates are scheduled from 23 July to 8 August.

With this, the performance pressure and sentiment to represent India are sometimes overwhelming for the players. 

To ensure the support of India to athletes, Mr. Narendra Modi had a virtual meet with the Sports athletes, staff, and their families.

In total, 228 members of the Indian contingent will reach Tokyo.

• Female- 52 
• Male-67
• Team officials- 58 
• Alternative sports athletes and staff- 43 
• Staff- 8
• In total, India will play in 85 categories in the Olympics, 2021.

The virtual meet was initiated by Secretary Sports Minister- Shri Ravi Mittal. Wherein he introduced the prominent people and sportspersons who joined the meeting.

Later, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports  Shri Anurag Singh Tomar continued. He informed the Prime Minister on how all the athletes are given every facility ensuring efficient resources, training, and all.

Thereafter, Narendra Modi had a light-hearted conversation with 15 athletes from various fields.

He spoke about how and why the individual chose sports. He even inquired about their struggles. Additionally, he questioned the parents about how they feel about the success of their kids.

He even asked parents and athletes to motivate other parents to encourage their kids.

Importantly, he urged every athlete to not gain pressure and play focused.

Indeed, a light atmosphere was assured. 

Subsequently, the meeting came to an end.

#Cheer4India

Athletes who attended the virtual meet-

 

Deepika Kumari	Archery
Parveen Jadhav	Archery
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics
Duttee Chand	Athletics
Ashish Kumar	Boxing
Marry Kom	Boxing
PV Sindhu	Badminton
Elavenil Valarivan	Shooting
Saurabh Chaudhary	Shooting
Sharath Kamal	Table Tennis
Manika Batra	Table Tennis
Vinesh Phogat	Wrestling
Sajan Prakash	Swimming
Shri Manpreet Singh	Swimming
Sania Mirza	Tennis

 

Although, he couldn’t talk to every person.

Still, he wished all of them best wishes.

Furthermore, he mentioned the Namo App.

Where through #Cheer4India has been trending. It is a hashtag that was created to motivate athletes. 

Perhaps, India has shown an overwhelming response by encouraging through the hashtag. 

Indeed, India hopes for the victory of every athlete. 

We wish for the health and well-being of athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. 

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