After registering the historic win in Thomas Cup on Sunday, winners Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Chirag Shetty and others thanked PM Narendra Modi for ‘motivating and inspiring them to do higher.’
“I have never seen a Prime Minister actually calling a sports team after a win. It happens only in India… We were very happy that he took out time from his busy schedule & congratulated us on our victory,” mentioned badminton participant Chirag Shetty on Thomas Cup 2022 victory.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a particular interplay by way of telephone with the Indian badminton workforce which made historical past in Thailand by profitable its maiden Thomas Cup trophy.
On the decision, the Prime Minister remarked that the workforce has finished wonders and invited them to his residence upon reaching India to share their experiences with him.
He requested gamers about their frame of mind through the occasion, to which gamers replied that the win in QFs towards Malaysia instilled in them a perception that they may beat anybody.
Prime Minister Modi lauded the gamers’ coaches for his or her steering and their mother and father for encouraging their kids to take up sports activities.
Indian badminton workforce created historical past on Sunday as they lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time.
In what was India’s first-ever look within the event finale, they defeated the report 14-time champions Indonesia within the Thomas Cup 2022 last on the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand by 3-0 to raise the coveted trophy.