In
a bid to give the Olympic stars the proper owner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal felicitated Olympic medal winners, PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, at a
glittering ceremony in the Delhi Secretariat today. While Olympic silver medalist and shuttler PV
Sindhu received a cash prize of Rs two crore, wrestler and bronze medalist
Sakshi Malik was presented Rs one crore by the Delhi Government.
You
have set a high benchmark for the women, youth and sportspersons in India,”
said Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister Delhi Government. “PV Sindhu and
Sakshi Malik have honoured the entire country. We are grateful to their coaches
for guiding them through this success.’’
The
function which began at 10:30 AM at the Main Auditorium, also witnessed the
presence of star badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia, members of Cabinet, the Chief Secretary, Delhi and Secretary,
Education along with other dignitaries of Delhi Government.
The
Delhi Government also lauded the coaches and the participants of the Rio
Olympics 2016, for their hard work and dedication.
While
expressing gratitude to the Chief
Minister for encouraging sportspersons, Olympic medalist PV Sindhu said, “It is
a privilege to be here today. When we were at Rio, we weren’t carrying our
phones and had no idea about what was happening at home. When we returned to
India, everyone told us that they had been glued to their TV sets, for our
matches. Thank you for all the love and support. A special mention has to be
made of my coach Gopi Sir and the physios in the team who ensured that
everything went off smoothly.”
It
is noted that PV Sindhu scripted history by becoming country's first shuttler
to hand India an Olympic silver medal.
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