Tokyo Olympics: PM Narendra Modi reviews India’s preparations, to interact with Games-bound athletes on July 13

The first batch of India’s Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo in a charter Air India flight on July 17.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of India’s Olympic preparations on Friday and also announced an interaction with the country’s Tokyo-bound sportspersons on July 13, three days before the first batch departs for the Japanese capital. The interaction with the athletes will be held virtually owing to the COVID-19 situation. “Reviewed preparations for facilitation of India's contingent at @Tokyo2020. Discussed the logistical details, their vaccination status, the multi-disciplinary support being given,” Modi tweeted. “On behalf of 130 crore Indians, I would be interacting with the Olympics bound athletes on 13th July to wish them luck. Let us all #Cheer4India,” he said. The earlier announcement of his July 13 engagement with athletes was made on government's citizen engagement platform, MyGovIndia’s Twitter page. The first batch of India’s Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo in a charter Air India flight on July 17.