Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Indian athletes representing the country at the Rio Olympic Games on Monday.
Mr. Modi will interact informally with the sportspersons, and wish them luck for the Games.
“Shri Narendra Modi will meet the Olympic Contingent at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on Monday. So far, around 100 athletes from 13 sports disciplines have qualified for the Rio Olympics. The Prime Minister will interact informally with the sportspersons, and wish them well for their performance in the world’s biggest sporting arena,” the release said.
India will be sending its biggest-ever contingent to the Games, with more than 100 athletes having already qualified in 13 sporting disciplines.
More athletes are likely to qualify in the coming days, and the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association are expecting more than 110 to represent the country in Rio.
