The world's biggest sporting event, the Olympic Games, is going to be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August. So far, more than 80 Indian players, including the men's hockey team, have qualified for the Paris Olympics. Apart from Paris, these games will also be held in 16 other cities of France. PM Modi met Indian athletes on Thursday.
PM Modi spoke to the athletes going to play Olympics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian players participating in the Paris Olympics 2024, which will start in the last week of July. Along with this, PM Modi expressed hope for an excellent performance and wished the Indian team all the best. The PM also urged the countrymen to encourage the players. A video was also shared from PM Modi's X account. During this, PM Modi inquired about the experiences of all the players. During this, many players also joined online, including star players like Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Priyanka Goswami, Manu Bhaker. PM Modi inquired about the preparation experience from the players.
Talked to Neeraj Chopra
During the video call, PM Modi asked Neeraj Chopra for a special thing. PM Modi told Neeraj Chopra, 'Your churma has not arrived yet.' To this Neeraj Chopra replied, 'I will bring churma. Last time I ate Haryana's sugar churma... made with desi ghee and jaggery.' To this Modi said, I want to eat churma made by your mother.
Prime Minister Modi encouraged the players
PM Modi told the players, by this time next month, the Paris Olympics will have started. I am sure all of you will also be waiting to cheer for the Indian players in the Olympic Games. I wish the Indian team all the best for the Olympic Games. The performance of the players in the Tokyo Olympics won the heart of every Indian.
80 players qualified
So far, more than 80 Indian players, including the men's hockey team, have qualified for the Paris Olympics. Apart from Paris, these games will also be organized in 16 other cities of France. This time a total of 10,500 athletes will participate in the Olympics. 329 events of 32 sports will be organized in these. India gave its best performance ever in the Tokyo Olympics four years ago, winning seven medals including one gold.
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