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Indian athletes have returned to the country after winning 6 medals in the Paris Olympics. All the Indian players were present during the program organized at the Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day. After this, all the players also met PM Modi. Their video has surfaced. Meanwhile, PM Modi was also seen joking with the players. He told Lakshya Sen – You have become a celebrity! Along with this, the Prime Minister also praised Manu Bhaker. He said that this year also the daughter of India has brought the first medal to the country.
What did PM Modi say to Lakshya?
PM Modi started the video by talking to badminton star Lakshya Sen. PM said- Do you know, you have become a celebrity now? Lakshya says about this- Prakash (Padukone) sir took my phone during the match. He said that the phone will not be received until the match is over. However, many people supported me. My learning experience was also good. I was a little heartbroken because I fell short of the medal. I will try to do better in the future.' After this PM says- Prakash sir was so disciplined that next time I will send him only.
PM Modi encouraged the players
All of you have returned to the country after making the Indian flag proud all over the world. It is a matter of pride for me to have the opportunity to welcome all of you at my residence. All the athletes who went to Paris already knew that they had to perform their best. I always asked all of you to give your best and all of you gave your best. The second thing is that our players are quite young in age. We have already performed well and we still have time to do better. I am sure you will definitely do so. Here also I want to discuss with everyone, especially in the name of our daughters. Like last time, this time also the girls inaugurated India's victory in the Olympics.
PM Modi praised the medal winners including Manu
PM Modi said- The way Manu had to be disappointed due to technical reasons last time (Tokyo Olympics), the way she made a comeback after that, the way Ankita (Bhakt) gave the best performance of the season, Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula also caught everyone's attention. The rest of the players remained the same, especially the way Dheeraj showed determination and consistency in discipline, the way Swapnil overcame obstacles and won the medal, in hockey our Sarpanch Sahab (Harmanpreet) and his team showed what is the strength of India. PR Sreejesh told why he is 'The Wall'. Those who win medals or miss out by a few points or seconds, they repeat the same resolve that the series will not end with anything less than gold.
PM asked Sreejesh questions about retirement
PM Modi also spoke to Sreejesh again. He asked Sreejesh- Did you decide to retire earlier or later? About this, Sreejesh says- I was thinking for some time. My teammates were telling me when my brother would go. I first went to the camp in 2002 and played my first international match with the junior team in 2004, since then I have been playing and playing for my country for 20 years, so this is a good platform to retire. The Olympics is a platform where sports from all over the world are on display. I couldn't have got a better opportunity than this, so I took this decision.
This team will definitely miss you, this team gave you a wonderful farewell. Kudos to the entire team. Sarpanch sahab showed a lot of courage. After this Sreejesh says- We could only dream of this. When we lost the semi-final, it was a bit difficult for us, because when this team went to Paris, we hoped that we would play the final in Paris and this team deserved the gold medal. When we lost the semi-final, everyone was a bit sad, but when we came to play the last match, everyone said that this match is Sreejesh bhai's victory, so the proudest thing for me is that I have worked hard for this, got the fruits of 17 years, did it for the country, these friends supported me and especially seeing my team standing on that stage is a matter of pride for me.