Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday praised the Indian athletes for winning more than 100 medals for the first time after Independence and said that Khelo India proved to be a game-changer.
Indian women's kabaddi player Priyanka Pilaniya who won a gold medal in the women's kabaddi team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou received a grand welcome at her village in Jhajjar on Wednesday.
Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team received a grand welcome at Amritsar airport on Wednesday after winning a gold medal in the men's hockey team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
"We went for a gold medal, but we won a bronze. We are still happy. We couldn't perform our best in the semi-final match... We will try to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the coming qualifier matches."
Indian athlete Avinash Sable was felicitated by the Indian army for winning two medals including gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and said that winning medals boosts the confidence of an athlete
The Indian Army organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday to honour personnel, who won medals for the country in the recently-concluded Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for changing the mindset about athletics and focusing on providing better facilities to the athletes.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday congratulated railway players of Indian Contingent who participated in the 19th Asian Games in China.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to Indian athletes who performed exceptionally by winning medals in the 19th Asian Games to spread the message of 'drug-free India'.