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ter said as per his promise at the time lighted the achievements of the also one the great strength of our international stage. He also men-
of the contingent’s send-off that we daughters of India in boxing, judo, freedom struggle”, he said. tioned the positive effect of TOPS
are celebrating victory today. and wrestling and their domination Mentioning the galaxy of free- (Target Olympic Podium Scheme)
“Highlighting the great perfor- in the CWG 2022. He said 31 med- dom fighters, the Prime Minister said which was now being seen. The
mance, the Prime Minister remarked als came from the players who were that despite the variance in methods, Prime Minister highlighted the need
that numbers do not reflect the entire making their debut indicating the they all had the common goal of to intensify our efforts to discover
story as many medals were missed by growing confidence of the youth. independence. Similarly, our play- new talent and take them to the po-
the narrowest possible margins which The Prime Minister said that the ers enter the arena for the prestige dium.
will soon be rectified by the deter- athletes have strengthened the re- of the country. The Prime Minister “We have a responsibility to cre-
mined players. He said that India has solve of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ mentioned that the power of the Tri- ate a sports ecosystem that is globally
found a new way of winning in four not just by gifting a medal to the colour was seen in Ukraine where it excellent, inclusive, diverse and dy-
new games as compared to last time. country, but also by giving the oppor- had become a protective shield not namic. No talent should be left be-
“From lawn bowls to athletics, tunity to celebrate and to be proud. only for Indians but also for the citi- hind”, he stressed.
the athletes have performed phe- The Prime Minister added the ath- zens of other countries in getting out The Prime Minister also ac-
nomenally. With this performance, letes inspire the youth of the country of the battlefield. knowledged the role of coaches,
the trend of youth towards new sports to do better not only in sports but The Prime Minister expressed sports administrators and support
in the country is going to increase a also in other sectors. happiness upon the players who staff in the success of the players. The
lot,” the Prime Minister said. “You weave the country in the emerged out of the Khelo India stage Prime Minister urged the athletes to
The Prime Minister also high- unity of thought and goal that was and had done extremely well on the prepare well for the upcoming Asian

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