Rio Olympics silver-medal shuttler PV Sindhu and bronze-medal grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were on Sunday presented with BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the four sportspersons for their outstanding achievements 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 the Gopichand Badminton Academy. Under the guidance of chief coach Gopichand, Sindhu clinched the silver medal in women’s badminton singles, making her the first Indian woman to win a silver in the Olympics.
Wrestler Sakshi had bagged a bronze in women’s freestyle 58 kg class. Dipa, who missed a medal by a whisker, had finished fourth in the vault event and stunned the world by successfully attempting the death-defying Produnova vault.
Sakshi Asks Sachin for A Selfie
At the felicitation ceremony, India’s pride at Rio 2016, Sakshi Malik requested Sachin for a selfie with her family. Of course, Sachin obliged.
Sachin, my brother is a huge fan of yours, please do allow us a family picture with you.Sakshi Malik
(With agency inputs)