PM Modi dials India ladies’s hockey group: Please cease crying, I can hear it. Entire nation happy with you

Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoled an emotional Indian ladies’s hockey group after they narrowly missed out on a bronze on Friday with a 3-4 defeat towards Rio Olympics gold medallist Great Britain. India equalled their finest ever report on the Olympics. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSIndia ladies’s hockey group equalled their finest ever end on the OlympicsThey missed bronze after a slender defeat to Great Britain on the Tokyo OlympicsThe gamers had been emotional throughout their name with Prime Minister ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi consoled the members of the Indian ladies’s hockey group who completed fourth on the Tokyo Olympics. India, who progressed to the knockouts of the Olympics for the primary time this yr, misplaced to Rio 2016 gold medallists Great Britain by a slender 3-4 margin in an exhilarating bronze medal match.

“Your sweat may not have brought a medal but it has become a source of motivation for crores of young Indian women. I congratulate the players and the coach for this.Modi also inquired about the status of Navneet Kaur, who captain Rani Rampal said has four stitches near her eye. “Hope she is okay now. Vandana did very well. Savita was sensible, everybody thought so. Please cease crying, I can hear it. The whole nation may be very happy with you. India hockey is being talked of after many years due to your efforts,” said the Prime Minister.Modi earlier lauded the Indian women’s hockey team after they managed to equal their best ever finish at an Olympics.”We will at all times keep in mind the good efficiency of our Women’s Hockey Team at #Tokyo2020. They gave their finest all through. Each and each member of the group is blessed with outstanding braveness, talent and resilience. India is happy with this excellent group,” said Modi in a tweet from his personal handle.”We narrowly missed a medal in Women’s Hockey however this group displays the spirit of New India- the place we give our greatest and scale new frontiers. More importantly, their success at #Tokyo2020 will inspire younger daughters of India to take up Hockey and excel in it. Proud of this group,” mentioned the Prime Minister in one other tweet.Click right here for IndiaRight now.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.