India President Droupadi Murmu met with the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Delhi on Wednesday. The Indian contingent returned to India after their mixed performances in the 33rd Summer Games with seven medals.
President also interacted with medalists Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh during her meeting with the team India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Both Sreejesh and Bhaker revealed their journey to medal in Paris and thanked the President for hosting them.
"I was part of the hockey team and it was a special tournament for us as we won bronze in the previous Tokyo Olympics 2024," PR Sreejesh told President Droupadi Murmu. "We all wanted to upgrade our medal but unfortunately we lost against Germany in the semi-final (3-2). We gave everything we could and wanted to return to India with something.
"The medal (bronze) was not possible without the effort of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) who provided everything to prepare us for the Paris Olympics. I can proudly say that we are proud to be an Indian.
Manu Bhaker also thanked her team, support staff and the IOA President PT Usha for their efforts to help India win three medals in shooting in Paris.
"This was my second Olympic tournament," Bhaker told the Indian President. "My journey from the Tokyo Olympics to Paris was not an easy one but the credit goes to my team made it all possible. My whole team worked very hard in the last three years to upgrade our 7th and 12th finishes in the Tokyo Games to bronze medals in Paris. I especially thank PT Usha ma'am for her contribution to our success. It was an extraordinary performance from our shooting team in Paris."
India ended their eventful but mixed campaign with one silver and five bronze medals and finished 71st in the medal tally.
