Exclusive Pictures! PM Modi meets Olympians who made India proud!

Published By : Admin | August 16, 2021 | 10:56 IST

A day after praising them from the ramparts of the Red Fort and getting the whole nation to applaud them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian athletes who participated in the Olympics and made India proud. Here are some exclusive pictures from the event!

PM Modi with the 'golden man of the moment' Neeraj Chopra

Bonding over churma! PM Modi and Neeraj Chopra share a lighter moment

 PM with Pehalwaans! PM Modi interacts with the Indian wrestling team that went to the Olympics

One for the ages! Men's hockey team presents PM Modi with autographed hockey.

PM Modi with Manpreet Singh, captain of men's hockey team that won an Olympics medal after 41 years!

Medal that made India proud! PV Sindhu and PM Modi with her medals

PV Sindhu with the promised ice cream

 A sporty selfie - PM Modi with Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia

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PM Modi highlights youth-led development and India's thriving innovation ecosystem
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PM emphasizes the remarkable contributions of Yuva Shakti across diverse sectors and their growing impact on the global stage

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today stated that the Government is strongly working towards youth-led development. He noted that one of the defining features of the last 12 years has been the confidence with which India’s youth have pursued their aspirations.

Shri Modi highlighted that through initiatives such as Startup India, Digital India, Skill India, and Atal Innovation Mission, an ecosystem has emerged that encourages innovation, entrepreneurship, and enterprise. The Prime Minister pointed out that today, India is among the world’s leading StartUp destinations and many of these success stories are being scripted by our Yuva Shakti, and that too from smaller towns and villages.

The Prime Minister observed that India’s youth are making their mark across various sectors, from science and technology to manufacturing, space, semiconductors, and drones. He expressed that it is heartening to see young Indians contributing to areas that will shape the future of the nation and the world.
Shri Modi emphasized that our youth have also brought immense glory to the nation in the field of sports, consistently enhancing national pride in numerous international competitions. He further stated that a stronger sporting ecosystem, better infrastructure, and greater support for athletes are creating new opportunities for young talent and encouraging them to pursue sports.

In a series of posts on X, the Prime Minister shared:

"The NDA Government is one that is strongly working towards youth-led development. One of the defining features of the last 12 years has been the confidence with which India’s youth have pursued their aspirations.

Through initiatives such as Startup India, Digital India, Skill India and Atal Innovation Mission, an ecosystem has emerged that encourages innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise.

Today, India is among the world’s leading StartUp destinations and many of these success stories are being scripted by our Yuva Shakti and that too from smaller towns and villages.

#12YearsOfYuvaShakti”

“India’s youth are making their mark across various sectors, from science and technology to manufacturing, space, semiconductors and drones. It is heartening to see young Indians contributing to areas that will shape the future of our nation and the world.

Our youth have also brought immense glory to the nation in the field of sports. In numerous international competitions, young Indian athletes have consistently enhanced national pride.
At the same time, a stronger sporting ecosystem, better infrastructure and greater support for athletes are creating new opportunities for young talent and encouraging them to pursue sports.

#12YearsOfYuvaShakti"