Photos: Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Madhya Pradesh sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia turned emotional after receiving Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Vivek Sagar at Bhopal airport. She reverently touched Vivek’s Olympic medal to her forehead. (Photos: TNN)
Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
It was Scindia who built MP Hockey Academy in 2006 where Vivek trained.
Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan offered the job of DSP in state police to 21-year-old Vivek.
Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to Vivek.
Photos: Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
The reception that Vivek got left his family overwhelmed. His father, Rohit Sagar, a schoolteacher, was moved to tears when the hockey star put the Olympics medal around his neck.
Photos: Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Vivek's father had once tried to stop him from playing hockey as a child, wishing him to focus on studies and get a job.
Photos: Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Earlier, Vivek got a rousing welcome at Bhopal airport on his return from Tokyo.
Photos: Yashodhara Raje in tears as she touches hockey star Vivek Sagar’s Olympic medal
Ending five decades of jinx, Indian hockey team won bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics.