Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, coach Gopichand presented BMW cars

Hyderabad, Aug 28 (PTI) Rio Olympics silver medallistshuttler P V Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malikalong with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach PullelaGopichand were today presented BMW cars by cricket legendSachin Tendulkar here. Hyderabad District Badminton Association presidentChamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the foursportspersons for their outstanding achievement in therecently-concluded Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Tendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indianteam at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function atGopichand Badminton Academy here. Under the guidance of chief coach Gopichand, Sindhuclinched the silver medal in women’s singles making her thefirst Indian woman sportsperson to win a silver in theOlympics. Wrestler Sakshi had bagged a bronze in women’sfreestyle 58kg class. Dipa who missed a medal by a whisker, had finishedfourth in the vault event and stunned the world by attemptingthe risky Produnova vault. PTI VVK ARS PDS PDSRDS