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More than 800 athletes from Prime Minister : Rashmita ji,
all over India participated in it. first of all congratulations to you
Women athletes were also not for your success in the world of
far behind… their participation sports.
was also almost at par with Rashmita : Thank you Sir.
men. I would like to congratulate Prime Minister : Rashmita,
all the players who participated our listeners are very keen to
in it. Special congratulations know about you and your sports
to Madhya Pradesh, which journey… I am also very eager…
won the maximum number of tell me!
medals, followed by Haryana Rashmita : Sir, I am Rashmita
and Odisha. I deeply appreciate Sahu... from Odisha. And I am a
the warmth and hospitality of canoeing player. I joined sports
the Government of Jammu and in 2017. I started canoeing and I
Kashmir and the people there. have participated at the National
Friends, to bring to you the level, National Championship
experience of this event, I have and National Games. I have 41
thought of talking to two players medals. 13 Gold, 14 Silver and 14
who participated in it… one of Bronze Medals, Sir.
them is Rashmita Sahu from Prime Minister : How did
Odisha and the other is Mohsin you develop interest in this
Ali from Srinagar. Let us listen to sport? Who first inspired you
what they have to say. towards this? Is there a sports
Prime Minister : Rashmita ji, environment in your family?
Namaste! Rashmita : No sir. The village
Rashmita : Namaste Sir. I come from had no sports.
Prime Minister : Jai Boating was going on in the
Jagannath. river, so I went for swimming. I
Rashmita : Jai Jagannath
Sir.
Khelo India
Celebrating Unity through
Sports
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