India’s Olympic Medalists receive Hero’s Welcome, Felicitated by Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur

 

India’s Olympic Medalists receive Hero’s Welcome, Felicitated by Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur

Tokyo 2020 was an Olympic Games of Many Firsts for India: Shri Anurag Thakur


Success of Team India is a reflection of how New India aspires to dominate the world: Shri Anurag Thakur

Posted On: 09 AUG 2021 8:24PM by PIB4 the national capital as our Olympic stars descended after their valiant heroics in Tokyo.

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medalists, namely Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the men’s national Hockey team, at a gala felicitation program at the Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi today. Among those present on the occasion to felicitate  them also included Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri Kiren Rijiju; Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Nisith Pramanik; Secretary-Sports Shri Ravi Mittal, and Director-General, Sports Authority of India, Shri Sandip Pradhan.



Let me first congratulate our Olympians, our medalists on behalf of 135 crore Indians for their outstanding performance. We are so proud of everyone: Union Minister @ianuragthakur #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Cheer4India


Gold medalist Neeraj, silver medalist Ravi, bronze medalists Bajrang, Lovlina and Manpreet returned to India after a long flight today after gracing the closing ceremony of Tokyo 2020 last night. They were joined by the other medalists Mirabai and Sindhu during the grand felicitation. 


Sports Minister, Shri Anurag Thakur said, “Tokyo 2020 was an Olympic Games of many firsts for India. The success of Team India at the Olympics is a reflection of how New India desires and aspires to dominate the world…even in sports. The Olympic Games showed us that with self-discipline and dedication we can be champions. Team India excelled and inspired while Indians cheered and celebrated all around. Truly sports is a great unifier as our athletes come from villages and cities, north to south, from east to west. Their journey is an incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence.”




The Sports Minister further said that there were many firsts, a 128-member Indian contingent, 7 Olympic Medals, our first Olympic gold medal in an Athletics event, two successive medals in consecutive Olympic Games by PV Sindhu, a medal(bronze) won by the Indian men’s team in hockey after a gap of 41 years and a historic entry to the semi-finals by the Women’s hockey team. We also had the first female sailor from India to qualify for the Olympics – Nethra Kumanan, first Indian fencer from India to make it to the Olympics – Bhavani Devi, the best place achieved by an Indian in Equestrian eventing – Fouaad Mirza, the best-ever finish for Indian Rowers, the highest-placed finish by an Indian in golf by Aditi and a national record was set in steeplechase by Avinash Sable. And let me add, the foundations of sports in India are firm; under Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi’s leadership various schemes such as TOPs and Khelo India have shown results ensuring podium finish. We will continue to support our sports persons and we endeavour to make India a sporting powerhouse, the Minister affirmed.



Shri Kiren Rijiju praised the performances of all the athletes and reiterated that India will be a force to reckon with by the 2028 Olympics. “I am thrilled beyond words to share this space with our champion athletes today. This is a historic event with India registering its best ever performance in the Olympics. We have much to be proud of, we have a hockey medal after 41 years and a first-ever gold in athletics. And it’s not just our medal winners, each athlete has put their best in Tokyo and I congratulate all of them. This is just the beginning because India’s resurgence in sport is visible now and I am confident that by 2028 Olympics India will be a force to reckon with,” Shri Rijiju mentioned.


Shri Nisith Pramanik lauded performance of the Indian athletes in the Tokyo Olympics and said, you have made India proud. Congratulating all the medal winners, Shi Pramanik added that Indian contingent has won 7 medals in the Tokyo Olympics, highest so far in any Olympics. It is an historic and memorable event which will be a great source of inspiration for the coming generation to take up competitive sports and do India proud.

Several ‘Firsts’ and other highlights came out of Tokyo 2020 for India, starting with Neeraj Chopra, who won the historic gold for India in athletics by throwing 87.58m at the men’s Javelin Throw final. Not only is this Independent India’s first gold in Athletics at the Olympics but also the only medal ever by an Indian from Athletics.

PV Sindhu became the only female sportsperson from India, to win two successive Olympics medals – silver at Rio 2016 and bronze in Tokyo 2020.  Mirabai Chanu joined the legendary Karnam Malleswari to become the only second weightlifting medallist from the country and the very first weightlifter to win the silver medal.

The Indian men’s hockey team, meanwhile, won their first medal in hockey at the Olympics since their gold medal at the Moscow Olympics 1980, whereas the India women’s hockey team entered the semifinals of the Olympics for the first-time ever. The Tokyo Games, which saw a record representation of 128 athletes from India, also registered their highest tally of medals from any Olympics, which were 7 medals.

Ravi Dahiya became the second wrestler to win the Olympics silver medal from the country, while Lovlina Borgohain became the second female Olympics bronze medalist after the great Mary Kom, and the third Indian boxer overall to win an Olympics medal. The other highlights of the games included Bhavani Devi, Nethra Kumanan and Aditi Ashok. While Bhavani became the only fencer from India to make it to the Olympics since the sport was introduced, Nethra became the first female sailor from India to qualify for the Olympics. Aditi Ashok, meanwhile, finished 4th in golf and registered the highest-placed finish for any Indian in the sport at the Olympics









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পি.এম.না সেন্ত ভিন্সেন্ত অমসুং গ্রেনেদাইনগী প্রধান মন্ত্রী রালফ গোনস্লেবতা লান্দাখিববু কন্না য়ানিংদবা ফোংদোকখ্রে PM condemns attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

 

PM condemns attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted On: 09 AUG 2021 9:58AM by PIB Delhi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condemned the ghastly attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and wished him quick recovery and good health.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;

“I condemn the ghastly attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Excellency, I wish you quick recovery and good health. We will miss your presence at the UNSC Open Debate on Maritime Security today. @ComradeRalph”

I condemn the ghastly attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Excellency, I wish you quick recovery and good health. We will miss your presence at the UNSC Open Debate on Maritime Security today. @ComradeRalph

পি.এম.না সেন্ত ভিন্সেন্ত অমসুং গ্রেনেদাইনগী প্রধান মন্ত্রী রালফ গোনস্লেবতা লান্দাখিববু কন্না য়ানিংদবা ফোংদোকখ্রে

Posted On: 09 AUG 2021 9:58AM by PIB Imphal

প্রধান মন্ত্রী, শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীনা সেন্ত ভিন্সেন্ত অমসুং গ্রেনেদাইনগী প্রধান মন্ত্রী রালফ গোনস্লেবতা লান্দাখিববু কন্না য়ানিংদবা ফোংদোকখ্রে অমসুং অথুবা মতমদা মশা-মউ ফগৎনবা য়াইফ পাউজেল পীখ্রে। 

ত্বীত অমদা, প্রধান মন্ত্রীনা হায়খি;

“ঐহাক্না সেন্ত ভিন্সেন্ত অমসুং গ্রেনেদাইনগী প্রধান মন্ত্রী রালফ গোনস্লেবতা লান্দাখিববু কন্না য়ানিংদবা ফোংদোকচরি। ঐহাক্না অথুবা মতমদা মশা-মউ ফগৎনবা য়াইফ পাউজেল পীজরি। ঐখোয়না অদোম্বু ঙসি চৎথগদবা মেরিতাইম সেক্যুরিতীগী মতাংদা পাংথোক্কদবা য়ু.এন.এস.সি. ওপন দিবেৎতা নিংশিংদুনা লৈরগনি। @ComradeRalph 

পি.এম.না সেন্ত ভিন্সেন্ত অমসুং গ্রেনেদাইনগী প্রধান মন্ত্রী রালফ গোনস্লেবতা লান্দাখিববু কন্না য়ানিংদবা ফোংদোকখ্রে PM condemns attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Read More

Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ms Shobha Karandlaje congratulates woman players who represented India at Olympics

 

Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ms Shobha Karandlaje congratulates woman players who represented India at Olympics

Posted On: 09 AUG 2021 5:26PM by PIB Delhi

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers welfare Shobha Karandlaje wrote an open letter to congratulate woman players who represented India at Olympics. In her letter She said, “At the outset, I want to congratulate all the participants representing India on the Olympic stage and making us proud. These talented and motivated participants are setting records and reaching goals that we didn’t think possible. I especially want to congratulate all the strong female athlete role models dominating the Indian Olympics stage. These women are not only breaking sports barriers in India, but also creating substantial social impact being the powerful role models that they are. In the name of millions of women in our nation, I am grateful to each one of you.”

The Minister mentioned “India never had a dearth of women role models. Great rishis like Gargi and Mithreyi, valiant warriors like Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi, Onake Obavva, Kittur Chennamma, sports icons like Saina Nehwal, P. V Sindhu, Sania Mirza, Mary Kom and several others and astronauts like Kalpana Chawla. Women represent the fulcrums of our Indian society. We are the proud custodians of one of the few cultures that worships women and womanhood. Today’s Indian women are more powerful than ever before with diverse roles yet capable of holding the family unit intact. Women who are homemakers are one of the biggest champions and unsung heroes of our Indian society.”

Ms. Shobha Karandlaje also added,  “I want to address the sentiment that is being instilled in girls and women these days that they are victims of the society, subjugated, tortured and devoid of basic rights. While this may be true in some extreme cases, the Indian society that worships the powerful goddess Durga has the strength and resilience to rise above them. Women subjugation was non-existent in ancient Indian societies. We have several matriarchal societies today as a reminiscent of the past.”

The Minister stated, “on a personal level, as a woman myself, I understand and relate to the hardships and challenges a woman has to face. I want to exhort to parents of female children that they must be supportive of whatever paths they want to chose, just like they would for a boy. But this does not have to be at loggerhead with our cultural values or by the blind imitation of the West breaking apart family units. Our women are capable of so many wonderful things because their freedom and aspirations are supported by their mothers, fathers, and husbands. We live in a strong society with an unwavering foundation that produces many women role models for us to look up to. These heroes serve to inspire women all over the nation to break their mental shackles do better each day.”

Minister also assured, “like a mother or sister, I will always have your back, supporting you in every way possible.”





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