Indian athletes expressed their elation at being honored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his or her superlative displaying at Birmingham Commonwealth Games with Nikhat Zareen gifting him her boxing gloves and sprinter Hima Das giving the normal Assamese gamocha.
Modi, on Saturday, hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the gamers.
The Indian athletes produced a sensational present in Birmingham, claiming 61 medals, together with 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze.
Honored to reward the boxing gloves signed by all of the pugilists to our honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi sir. Thank you for this wonderful alternative.🙏
An excellent day spent with my fellow athletes who’ve made the nation proud. pic.twitter.com/A0YtlOujUA
— Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) August 14, 2022
“Honored to gift the boxing gloves signed by all the pugilists to our honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi sir. Thank you for this amazing opportunity. A great day spent with my fellow athletes who have made the country proud,” Nikhat tweeted.
The star boxer, world championship gold medalist, gained the yellow metallic in her weight class on the Games.
Elated to obtain blessings from our honorable Prime Minister – Shri @narendramodi Ji, by advantage of Commonwealth Games 2022 🙏🏻🇮🇳
Fortunate to have introduced him with our conventional gamcha, wrapped with immense gratitude from all of Assam@narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Q5tZvNd0M9— Hima (mon jai) (@HimaDas8) August 14, 2022
Hima wrote on her Twitter deal with, “Elated to receive blessings from our honorable Prime Minister – Shri @narendramodi Ji, by virtue of Commonwealth Games 2022. Fortunate to have presented him with our traditional gamcha, wrapped with immense gratitude from all of Assam.” Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who gained the gold medal with out breaking a sweat, a yr after her historic silver on the Tokyo Olympics, thanked the PM for his phrases of encouragement.
Honored to satisfy & work together with our Honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi Sir. Thank you a lot sir for all of your help & encouragement.
Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/2kvBAvPHlL
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 14, 2022
“Honored to meet & interact with our Honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi Sir. Thank you so much sir for all your support & encouragement. Jai Hind,” Chanu mentioned.
The golden interval of Indian sports activities is knocking on the door, mentioned the prime minister as he hailed the superb present of the Indian contingent.
Thank You Sir for sparing your precious time and welcoming us over to your residence. It was like all the time a delight to talk with you.😊😇 https://t.co/heG5tVUVCM
— Chirag Shetty (@Shettychirag04) August 13, 2022
“Thank You Sir for sparing your precious time and welcoming us over to your residence. It was like all the time a delight to talk with you,” wrote shuttler Chirag Shetty on the microblogging web site.
His younger badminton colleague Lakshya Sen, who gained the boys’s singles title in spectacular trend, too expressed his gratitude at being honored by the PM.
What an awesome day for all of the athletes #gratitude
Thank you a lot Sir for appreciating our onerous work and on your phrases of encouragement.
We are all very grateful on your help.Will proceed to make our nation proud. Jai Hind! https://t.co/kjhLZkSgg7
— Lakshya Sen (@lakshya_sen) August 13, 2022
“What a great day for all the athletes #gratitude. Thank you so much Sir for appreciating our hard work and for your words of encouragement. We are all very grateful for your support. Will continue to make our nation proud. Jai Hind!” Sen tweeted.
Star Indian para desk tennis participant Bhavina Patel, who gained the gold medal within the girls’s singles class 3-5, referred to as the interplay with Modi motivating.
Meeting Hon. PM @narendramodi ji as soon as once more, interacting with him and searching for blessing was motivating and galvanizing as all the time. His eager curiosity in our performances and detailed conversations are very gratifying! pic.twitter.com/Ka7n8AJaHK
— Bhavina Patel PLY (@BhavinaOfficial) August 14, 2022
“Meeting Hon. PM @narendramodi ji once again, interacting with him and seeking blessing was motivating and inspiring as always. His keen interest in our performances and detailed conversations are very gratifying!” Bhavina mentioned.
After the felicitation programme, the prime minister mentioned the “CWG 2022 will always be remembered for memorable performances and diversifying our pursuit for excellence.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
