<p>The Indian sports athletes received a high profiled send off to the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil - courtesy Narendra Modi.</p>
<p>Indian wrestlers, badminton players shooters, boxers who were given this unique send off went on to post pictures along with the Prime Minister of India.</p>
<p>Boxer Shiva Thapa posted this and wrote: Great to meet our Honourable PM Shri @narendramodi ji..Thank you for all your support.jai hind</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great to meet our Honourable PM Shri <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> ji..Thank you for all your support.jai hindu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 <a href="https://t.co/drBcib6cxG">pic.twitter.com/drBcib6cxG</a></p>
&mdash; Shiva Thapa (@shivathapa) <a href="https://twitter.com/shivathapa/status/749839049259622400">July 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Indian female shuttler PV Sindhu posted a picture and said: @Pvsindhu1 proud moment with @PMOIndia @narendramodi #wishes from pm for #RioOlympics</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Pvsindhu1">@Pvsindhu1</a> proud moment with <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia">@PMOIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wishes?src=hash">#wishes</a> from pm for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RioOlympics?src=hash">#RioOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/zh6Bp9XXl4">pic.twitter.com/zh6Bp9XXl4</a></p>
&mdash; Harsh Kumar (@harshkumarsays) <a href="https://twitter.com/harshkumarsays/status/749903607647105024">July 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth wrote: What a day it is, a selfie with our @PMOIndia.#sendoff #olympians #modi #primeminister #selfie #greatfeeling #lucky</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a day it is, a selfie with our <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia">@PMOIndia</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sendoff?src=hash">#sendoff</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/olympians?src=hash">#olympians</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/modi?src=hash">#modi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/primeminister?src=hash">#primeminister</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/selfie?src=hash">#selfie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greatfeeling?src=hash">#greatfeeling</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lucky?src=hash">#lucky</a> <a href="https://t.co/7vv8IIHghP">pic.twitter.com/7vv8IIHghP</a></p>
&mdash; Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) <a href="https://twitter.com/srikidambi/status/749873773025910784">July 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Shooter Heena Sindhu posted this picture and this caption: Send off to #RioOlympics by the Prime Minister #NarendraModi. We all had a good time.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Send off to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RioOlympics?src=hash">#RioOlympics</a> by the Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NarendraModi?src=hash">#NarendraModi</a>. We all had a good time. <a href="https://t.co/juhpxlaVxs">pic.twitter.com/juhpxlaVxs</a></p>
&mdash; Heena sidhu (@HeenaSidhu10) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeenaSidhu10/status/749842932346265600">July 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Olympic medal winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt too put up a pic and wrote: It was great gesture of our Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi to wish athletes personally for <br />#Rio2016</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It was great gesture of our Honourable Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> to wish athletes personally for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> u00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 <a href="https://t.co/jY4aCxD8G9">pic.twitter.com/jY4aCxD8G9</a></p>
&mdash; Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuttYogi/status/749882079173718016">July 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Indian wrestlers, badminton players shooters, boxers who were given this unique send off by Narendra Modi for the Rio Olympics in Brazil and went on to post pictures along with the Prime Minister of India

Indian athletes in selfie mode with Narendra Modi before Rio 2016

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<p>Indian wrestlers, badminton players shooters, boxers who were given this unique send off by Narendra Modi for the Rio Olympics in Brazil and went on to post pictures along with the Prime Minister of India</p>

Indian athletes in selfie mode with Narendra Modi before Rio 2016

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