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What's the story
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an expression of commendation to the recent achievements of Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom and shuttler Saina Nehwal for their Gold-winning performances at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia. The Prime Minister said these words while giving a speech, addressing the Indian diaspora on Tuesday at Stockholm University.
In case you didn't know
The Commonwealth Games 2018 known as Gold Coast held in Australia earlier this month, India won 66 medals in which Mary Kom won the gold in 46-48 kg category in women's boxing, thus becoming the first Indian pugilist to have won a CWG gold, and Saina Nehwal walked away with two gold medals in badminton.
The PM's visit to Sweden where Prime Minister of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden also invited as part of the first India-Nordic summit. This is the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Sweden in 30 years.
The heart of the matter
As for the gold-winning achievements, PM Modi praised Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal in front of 2,000 people at Stockholm University while addressing the Indian diaspora on Tuesday.
Lauding the achievements of Indian athletes, the prime minister said, "The achievements of Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal make our hearts swell in pride
In his address, Modi also spoke about how the country is going through a period of change and how the government is working day and night for the country's prestige and self-respect.
What's next?
The upcoming Asian Games that are going to held in August, the expectations are higher from these gold medalists as well as from all the Indian athletes to secure more medals for India.
Author's take
The PM made a good move of cheering the sportspersons as well as the youth especially the girls, encouraging them to participate in sports in front of more than 2,000 people in Sweden.
