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Rio 2016 medal winners were rewarded for their outstanding achievement at the Olympics
Updated : Sep 30, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were on Sunday presented BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar, PGopichand, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik & Dipa Karmakar take a selfie at the felicitation ceremony. pic.twitter.com/CdbgpCgm5g
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Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the four sportspersons for their outstanding achievement in the recently-concluded Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Tendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian team at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function at Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
Sachin ji my brother is a huge fan of yours, please do allow us a family picture with you: Sakshi Malik pic.twitter.com/7Eqb31HTB7
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Under the guidance of chief coach Gopichand, Sindhu clinched the silver medal in women's singles making her the first Indian woman sportsperson to win a silver in the Olympics. Wrestler Sakshi had bagged a bronze in women's freestyle 58kg class.
Dipa who missed a medal by a whisker, had finished fourth in the vault event and stunned the world by attempting the risky Produnova vault.
#WATCH Olympics bronze medalist #SakshiMalik requests Sachin Tendulkar to take a picture with her familyhttps://t.co/kKS47QAxeY
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 28, 2016