Shooter Anjum Moudgil in ceremonial gown being felicitated by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, at the Olympic send-off ceremony in Delhi on Sunday.
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The cream of Indian sports activities was in attendance as the Olympics sure athletes got a hearty send-off by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) right here on Sunday.
The unveiling of the ceremonial and competitors equipment noticed the athletes catch the eye in their glowing attire. They had been assured of the “blessings and good wishes” of the whole nation, particularly in the handle by the Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The president of IOA, P.T. Usha introduced a full-fledged medical restoration system at the athletes village for India aside from a “home away from home” arrange by the Reliance Foundation.
Acknowledging that the Indian athletes have all the sources and services at their disposal in pursuit of excellence in the Olympics, Usha mentioned, “we have no doubt that you will make us proud in Paris. The entire nation stands behind you.”
Hockey gamers Jarmanpreet Singh and Nilakanta Sharma, shooters Shreyasi Singh and Anjum Moudgil dazzled on stage in the Olympic ceremonial gown, designed by Tarun Tahiliani. The gown can be worn by the contingent during the opening ceremony.
Shooters Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, Sandeep Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, swimmer Srihari Nataraj, wrester Reetika Hooda, hockey gamers Jugraj Singh and Krishan Pathak gave a glimpse of the “playing kit”, designed by JSW Sports.
Minister Hardeep recalled the nation’s celebration of the T20 World Cup cricket triumph and expressed confidence that the Indian athletes would deal with the “great expectations with great determination to win more Olympic medals” than ever earlier than.
He recalled being in Geneva during the Rome Olympics in 1960 as an eight-year-old and the way India had missed profitable the gold, however had regained it in Tokyo in 1964.
Appreciating the ceremonial gown, the minister mentioned that India would win a medal in “Fashion Olympics”. He was notably happy to state that 12 of the Paris sure athletes had been with Indian Oil and 5 had been with ONGC.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) took up the position of the principal sponsor for IOA for 4 years from the Paris Olympics to the subsequent in Los Angeles in 2028, protecting the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Paralympics alongside the approach.
Sports minister Mandaviya goaded the athletes to “go with confidence, enthusiasm and the will to win. The 140 crore blessings are with you”.
Recalling his interplay with the athletes at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, the sports activities minister mentioned his confidence had gone up about India performing in Paris being “better than ever”.
Olympic medal winners — boxers M.C. Mary Kom and Vijayveer Singh, shooter Gagan Narang and weight-lifter bronze medallist of the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Karnam Malleswari — had been additionally felicitated on the event.
“Indian cricket team’s win last night was celebrated by the whole nation. I want to see that celebration during Paris Olympics,” Mandaviya added.