Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be celebrating his sixty fifth birthday on Thursday.
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“I invited him to visit the Rio Olympics next year”. She gifted him a racket and also wished him in advance.
“I was glad to see that he knows so much about sports”.
Asked what impression she carried on Prime Minister’s knowledge on sports, Saina said, “He is well versed about sports and sports persons in India”. He also mentioned about the Sports Kumbh in Gujarat during his chief ministership..
She was accompanied by her father Harvir Singh Nehwal and Neerav Tomar, MD & CEO IOS Sports & Entertainment for a meeting. Saina also presented one of her badminton racquets to the Prime Minister at his residence, the PMO said in a statement. His birthday falls on September 17. “I also got to gift him my racquet, which was a very special moment for me”, Saina told ANI here.
She had lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the title clash of World Championships in Jakarta last month but still became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the prestigious tournament.
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The poster girl of Indian badminton, Saina has been an achiever of many firsts in her glorious badminton career. Mitani (Minatsu) proved better than me..
