Blitz Bureau
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 28 urged the citizens to cheer for the athletes who have gone to Paris to represent the country in the Olympics and also extended his best wishes to them.
Addressing the 112th episode of his monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’, his second after coming to power the third time in a row, Modi said, “Right now, the entire world is engrossed with the Paris Olympics. The Olympics provide our athletes with the opportunity to hoist the Tricolour on the global stage and to do something remarkable for the country. You too, encourage our athletes and Cheer for Bharat!” he said.
Maths Olympiad
The PM also interacted with the participants of the International Mathematics Olympiad.
“A few days ago an Olympics has also taken place in the field of Maths — International Mathematics Olympiad. In this Olympiad, the students of India have performed very well. Our team has given its best performance and won four gold medals and one silver medal.”
The PM had specially invited these young winners to participate in the Mann Ki Baat episode.