From Sakshi to Sindhu: India’s Rio medallists welcomed back home

Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is greeted by her relatives after in her hometown Rohtak on Wednesday. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Aug 24, 2016 2:00 PM IST

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Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is greeted by her relatives after in her hometown Rohtak on Wednesday. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi Malik is welcome with a garland of flowers and currency notes on her arrival at Tikri Border village on her way to her home town at Rohtak. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi acknowledges the waiting crowd as she leaves New Delhi’s T3 Airport. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi Malik poses for a photo with her parents at Haryana State Guest House in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi Malik takes a selfie with a fan in Tikri Border village on her way to her home town in Rohtak. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi Malik is felicitated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Bahadurgarh city of Haryana. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Sakshi Malik receive blessings from village elders at Tikri Border village on her way to Rohtak. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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PV Sindhu (R), badminton silver medallist in Rio, and her coach Pullela Gopichand take part in a parade after her arrival in Hyderabad from Rio on August 22, 2016. (AFP)

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Sindhu and Gopichand arrive in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli Stadium for a felicitation function. (PTI)

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Sindhu and Gopichand acknowledge the crowd as they are welcomed with garlands. (PTI)

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Sindhu, Gopichand, her mother P Vijaya and father PV Ramana during a reception at the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad. (PTI)

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Sindhu poses for a photograph with her medal with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. (PTI)

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Sindhu with Gopichand, sister Divya and father PV Ramana meeting Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Hyderabad. (PTI)

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Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu felicitates PV Sindhu in Vijayawada. (PTI)

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N Chandrababu Naidu poses for a photo with Sindhu, coach Pullela Gopichand and fellow player Srikanth Kidambi, who advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles in Rio. (PTI)