PM to interact with Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics on July 13
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics on July 13 at 5 PM via video conferencing.
The interaction by the Prime Minister is an endeavor to motivate the athletes ahead of their participation at the games. PM Modi had recently reviewed the preparations for facilitation of India’s contingent at Tokyo-2020 and had also discussed the inspirational journeys of some of the athletes on Mann Ki Baat, besides urging the nation to come forward and wholeheartedly support them.
The event will be attended by Anurag Thakur, Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports – Nisith Pramanik, MoS Youth Affairs and Sports, and Kiren Rijiju, Law Minister.
About the Indian Contingent
A total of 126 athletes across 18 sports disciplines from India will be heading to Tokyo. This is the biggest-ever contingent India is sending to any Olympics. The 69 cumulative events across the 18 sport disciplines India will participate in are also the highest ever for the country.
There are several notable firsts in terms of participation. For the first time in its history, a Fencer from India (Bhavani Devi) has qualified for the Olympic Games. Nethra Kumanan is the first-ever female Sailor from India to qualify for an Olympic Games. Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj are the first Swimmers from India to qualify for an Olympic Games by achieving the ‘A’ Qualification Standard in Swimming.
