PM Narendra Modi interacted with India’s badminton champions, who shared their journey and experiences from playing the sport.
The athletes shared candid moments and thanked the PM Modi for his enthusiastic support at every stage. Here’s wishing them the very best ahead.
“No other athlete in the world can boast about having the honour of talking to the PM” – Thomas Cup 2022 champion Kidambi Srikanth was emotional after the PM Narendra Modi called the team to congratulate them.
Our athletes will always be proud to say that we have the backing of our Prime Minister which is unmatchable. I am very happy with the way he spoke to all of us and he took so much time out of his busy schedule to speak to all of us: Kidambi Srikanth pic.twitter.com/ZxbEot0NXx
— PIB India (@PIB_India) May 22, 2022
Former International Badminton player and coach P Gopichand said ,”All the time, PM follows the players and the sport, and his thoughts connect with the players”.
All the time, PM follows the players and the sport, and his thoughts connect with the players: P Gopichand pic.twitter.com/s17CuS6Zfz
— PIB India (@PIB_India) May 22, 2022
The champions also gifted Badminton racket to PM Modi as a gesture of appreciation.
After meeting with India’s badminton champions ,in tweet PM Modi said ,”Interacted with our badminton champions, who shared their experiences from the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. The players talked about different aspects of their game, life beyond badminton and more. India is proud of their accomplishments.”
Interacted with our badminton champions, who shared their experiences from the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. The players talked about different aspects of their game, life beyond badminton and more. India is proud of their accomplishments. https://t.co/sz1FrRTub8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 22, 2022
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