Team India’s Head coach for the Sri Lanka series, Rahul Dravid has urged the Indians to cheer and encourage the Indian athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics.
In a video posted by the Indian Cricket Team’s official Instagram handle, Rahul said:
“Let’s come together in encouraging Team India at the Olympics. Come on India, Let’s cheer for India.”
The video was captioned as: “Rahul Dravid – batting legend & #TeamIndia’s Head Coach for the Sri Lanka series – is cheering for our athletes at @Tokyo2020. Let’s join him & #Cheer4India @dptofsportsgoi | @media.iccsai | @weareteamindia”
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Rahul Dravid is the Head coach of the Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian limited-overs team which is in Sri Lanka. India won the three-match ODI series 2-1 and is leading the three-match T20I series 1-0.
Earlier this month, the BCCI posted a video on Twitter of the members of the Indian men’s and women’s teams, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mithali Raj, Ajinkya Rahane, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol cheering for the Indian athletes.
They wrote, “The BCCI proudly joins the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi in extending our wholehearted support to the Team India Athletes @Tokyo2020. They have trained hard and are raring to go. Let us get together and #Cheer4India @JayShah @IndiaSports”
The BCCI proudly joins the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi in extending our wholehearted support to the Team India Athletes @Tokyo2020
They have trained hard and are raring to go.
Let us get together and #Cheer4India | @JayShah | @IndiaSports pic.twitter.com/KDDr5wA28S
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 10, 2021
Mirabai Chanu keeps the Indian flag high at the Tokyo Olympics
India registered its first medal on the tally at the Tokyo Olympics on Day 1, when weightlifter Mirabai Chanu scripted history by clinching silver in the women’s 49 kg event. She became the first Indian weightlifter to win a medal at the Olympics, after Karnam Malleshwari, who achieved this feat in 2000.
Mirabai spoke to India today’s Rahul Rawat after the victory. She said, “Finally it has happened, I got the silver medal… 5 years of hard work has borne fruit. I am very happy, I don’t have words. I want to say thank you to all my supporters – coach, family, weightlifting federation of India.”
