Rahul Dravid Spotted Cheering On Indian Contingent In Paris Olympics 2024- SEE Viral Pics
Former Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid was present in the French capital to cheer on the Indian contingent in the Paris Olympics 2024. SEE the viral pictures here.
T20 World Cup 2024-winning head coach Rahul Dravid is on a visit to the French capital Paris amidst the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 to cheer the Indian contingent present at the Games. He also visited the India House in Paris, an exclusive venue established for the Indian athletes and fans in the French capital for the Paris Games. He was also spotted in the stands during the India vs Argentina Olympics 2024 hockey match.
A few pictures have been making rounds on the internet that show the ex-India coach in the stands of the venues while the Indian athletes gruelled hard during the Olympics 2024.
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Dravid was seen in attendance watching the India vs Argentina Paris Olympics 2024 Pool B hockey match on July 29 (Monday). Earlier, on July 28 (Sunday), he was spotted watching the Indian Men’s doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji during their first round game at the Games.
See the pictures here:
Great Wall of Indian Cricket and WC winning Coach Rahul Dravid cheering and supporting for India Hockey team in Paris Olympics. 🇮🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/dvoX6DjTqa
— Rathin Dutta 𝕏 (@IamRathinDutta) July 29, 2024
Rahul Dravid was there in the Paris Olympics last night to support Indian Athletes. 👏 pic.twitter.com/Ocsvvl3yWO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 29, 2024
Rahul Dravid Reacts To Manu Bhaker's Bronze Medal In Paris Olympics 2024
Rahul Dravid, during a panel discussion at the India House in Paris also highlighted Manu Bhaker’s inspiring journey in the sport of shooting. Notably, Manu Bhaker won India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 as she bagged a bronze medal in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol Final event on July 28 (Sunday).
"Manu's story is incredible after the disappointment of Tokyo Olympics, to come here and be able to get over that and compete and win a bronze is a phenomenal achievement. It's lovely to come on a day that's special for Indian sports. These kinds of achievements take years of sacrifice, take a lot of hard work, resilience and perseverance. We know how hard it is for a sportsperson and what they go through and so much depends on just these few days,” Dravid said during the panel discussion at India House.
#WATCH | Paris, France: On Shooter Manu Bhaker winning Bronze medal in Women’s 10 M Air Pistol at #ParisOlympics2024, former coach of Indian Cricket Team Rahul Dravid says, "... To come here and to be able to get over her past failures and win a bronze medal is a phenomenal… pic.twitter.com/voZW2Z9cgE
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024
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