India lays out red carpet for Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government


India lays out red carpet for Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government

India's Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an "incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence".Gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the cynosure of all eyes in the ceremony at a five star hotel here, held a couple of hours after the seven podium finishers made their way out of the airport amid utter chaos. At the felicitation ceremony, they were presented mementos and shawls by the minister.Both the bronze-winning men's hockey team and fourth-place finishing women's team cut cakes after arriving at the hotel.

भारत के ओलंपिक पदक विजेताओं का सोमवार को यहां एक शानदार सम्मान समारोह में सरकार द्वारा भव्य स्वागत किया गया, जिसमें खेल मंत्री अनुराग ठाकुर ने कहा कि उनकी यात्रा "लचीलापन और खेल उत्कृष्टता की अविश्वसनीय कहानी" है। स्वर्ण पदक विजेता भाला फेंक खिलाड़ी नीरज चोपड़ा यहां एक फाइव स्टार होटल में समारोह में सभी की निगाहें टिकी हुई थीं। सम्मान समारोह में, मंत्री द्वारा उन्हें स्मृति चिन्ह और शॉल भेंट की गई। कांस्य विजेता पुरुष हॉकी टीम और चौथे स्थान पर रहने वाली महिला टीम दोनों ने होटल पहुंचने के बाद केक काटा।

Key Learnings

  • Noun : excellence //एक्सलन्स// [उत्कृष्टता]

    Definition: an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
    Synonyms: distinction, quality, high quality
    Antonym: inferiority, mediocrity

  • Noun : resilience //रिज़िलीअन्स / रिज़िल्यन्स// [लचीलापन]

    Definition: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
    Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, plasticity
    Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability

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