Make us proud: Sisodia to city Olympians

New Delhi: Interacting with sportspersons from Delhi representing the country in the 2020

Tokyo Olympics

, deputy CM Manish

Sisodia

on Thursday encouraged them to perform well.

Four players

from Delhi — Manika Batra, Deepak Kumar, Amoj Jacob, and Sarthak Bhambri — are representing the country in table tennis, shooting, and track and field events. Of them, three players have received financial assistance for sports training under

Delhi government

’s Mission Excellence scheme.

Just a week before the Olympics, Sisodia and Karnam Malleshwari, vice-chancellor of Delhi Sports University, interacted with the athletes in a virtual session. “We are certain that all our athletes will perform their best. Play without any stress and focus on the field. The prayers of all the people are with you,” Sisodia said.

During the interaction, the players said the Delhi government’s scheme had helped them immensely in their training. Under the scheme, the government provides financial assistance up to Rs 16 lakh for training of all those players who perform well in sports. “The vision of CM Arvind Kejriwal has been realised. We can see this has resulted in our players representing the nation in the Olympics today,” Sisodia said.