126-member team to go to Tokyo will be the largest Indian contingent ever to participate in Olympics: Bhola Nath Singh

Jharkhand Hockey Association President Bhola Nath Singh has welcomed the excellent initiative of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to spread awareness about the Olympics, saying that the 126-member team to go to Tokyo will be the largest Indian contingent ever to participate in the Olympics.

Singh said in a webinar on India’s participation in Tokyo Olympics organized under the aegis of Press Information Bureau, Regional Outreach Bureau Ranchi and Field Outreach Bureau Gumla, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, that most of the players in the team are those who have before the Olympics. The performance has been very good and he is a good contender to win a medal. The Indian men’s and women’s hockey team is also going to perform better and the team’s result can be shocking. At the same time, three to four medals in wrestling are being confirmed. He requested all the countrymen to encourage all the players and pray that they bring victory to the country.

Senior speaker of the webinar, IPCA General Secretary Sarojini Lakra said that Kovid-19 has posed a lot of difficulties in organizing the Olympics in Tokyo this time, even it was postponed for 1 year. It was in everyone’s interest though. This time there are a lot of expectations from the hockey team and especially Nikki Pradhan is expected to perform better, whose second Olympics this will be. Since sportsmanship is the most important thing behind the Olympics, I would like India and all the participating athletes to compete and give their best under the sportsman spirit.

Lakra said that at this time it is very important for the players to get the full support of the coach, parents and society, only then they will be able to win the medal. The support of the government is also essential, which boosts the morale of the players. However, this time all the players have to take special care of their health and try to win medals by participating safely. To become a champion, it is very important to have a form of body, mind and will, due to which people prove to be champions in sports as well as in society.

While presiding over the webinar, Additional Director General of PIB-ROB Ranchi, Arimardan Singh while welcoming the guest speakers said that today’s webinar is very meaningful and contemporary, on this day the Prime Minister also participated in the Tokyo Olympics. Talking to athletes. This year it is expected that the athletes of our country will perform much better than before and our medal tally will also improve. If we see, there are many female athletes representing India in Archery and Hockey from Jharkhand too, whose participation is very encouraging. It is expected that all these athletes will bring laurels to the state along with the country in Tokyo.

Earlier, at the beginning of the webinar, Regional Publicity Officer Mahvish Rahman said, in the history of Olympics, India has won 28 medals so far. This includes nine gold, seven silver and 12 bronze medals. Players are preparing to enter the field this time with new zeal and enthusiasm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi first talked about Olympics in the previous Mann Ki Baat and he also announced a quiz for it.