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Sachin presents BMW cars to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Gopichand

HYDERABAD: Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were on Sunday presented BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar here.

Sachin presents BMW cars to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Gopichand

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar poses alongside PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Pullela Gopichand in Hyderabad on Sunday. PTI photo



Hyderabad, August 28

Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and bronze-winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were on Sunday presented BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar here.

Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the four sportspersons for their outstanding achievement in the recently-concluded Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Tendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian team at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function at the Gopichand Badminton Academy here.

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Under the guidance of chief coach Gopichand, Sindhu clinched the silver medal in women’s singles making her the first Indian woman sportsperson to win a silver in the Olympics. Wrestler Sakshi had bagged a bronze in women’s freestyle 58kg class.

Dipa who missed a medal by a whisker, had finished fourth in the vault event and stunned the world by attempting the risky Produnova vault. — PTI

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