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Rio Olympics: Narendra Modi to meet Athletes Contingent today

by IBNS 03 Jul 2016, 07:00 pm

New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will meet athletes who will represent India in the upcoming Rio Olympics.

Modi will meet the Olympic Contingent at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.

"Today, PM @narendramodi will meet the athletes who shall be representing India at the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro," PMO India tweeted.

"PM will interact with the sportspersons, and wish them the very best for their performance in the Olympic Games," read another tweet.

So far, around 100 athletes from 13 sports disciplines have qualified for the Rio Olympics.