Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has expressed his support for the Indian athletes competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, asking everyone to display their tenacity, resolve, and enthusiasm for the sport.
Ayushmann posted a video of himself with Mansukh Mandaviya, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Instagram.
In the video, the minister is heard saying, “Paris me hamare khiladi Olypmics ke liye tayaar hain (Our athletes are ready for the Olympics in Paris).”
Ayushmann adds, “Hamare Bhartiya khiladi bahut hi karmath hain or asha karte hain is baar bhi Olypmics me wo acha perform karenge. Chaliye unka hausla badhaye (Our Indian athletes are highly capable, and we hope they perform well this time too. Let’s boost their morale).”
The actor captioned the video: “Olympics is the greatest sporting event of the world, and those who compete in it are nothing short of Titans at their disciplines. We have 117 such brilliant athletes who are ready to fly our flag high at this year’s #Paris2024 Olympics!”
“Let’s cheer for them to make Bharat proud. Let’s cheer for them to show the world our grit, determination, and passion for the games. Deeply honoured to have met Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, today to start a campaign to cheer for the Indian contingent. Jai Hind,” he added.
Additionally, Mandaviya presented Ayushmann a commemorative Indian team T-shirt to commemorate the start of this campaign.
India hopes to better its record of seven medals from the last Tokyo Olympics by sending a sizable delegation of 117 athletes to Paris.
There are 32 sports this year, and 16 of them will have competitions for the nation.
On the work front, Ayushmann was last seen in the comedy-drama ‘Dream Girl 2’, directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures.
The film also stars Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh, and Seema Pahwa.
