In Pictures | Narendra Modi meets Rio-bound Olympians for a warm send-off

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signing autographs for sportspersons at a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Athletes taking selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with boxer Shiv Thapa at a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signing on the racket of badminton player PV Sindhu at a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signing on the hockey stick of Deepika Thakur at a warm send-off ceremony. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the athletes and sportspersons during a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with wrestler Babita Kumari at a warm send-off ceremony organised for the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics 2016, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with table tennis player Manika Batra during the warm send-off ceremony of Indian contingent for Rio Olympics, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Shooter Gagan Narang during the warm send-off ceremony of Indian contingent for Rio Olympics, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Jitendra Singh in a group photograph with the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics during a warm send-off ceremony organised for the athletes, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)