Tokyo Olympics: Indian Railways Sets Up 'Selfie Points' To Encourage People To Support Olympic-Bound Athletes

Mysuru's Divisional Railway Manager Rahul Agarwal urged the rail users to click selfies to show their support and encourage the Indian contingent participating in Tokyo Olympics 2021. 

Photo: @kirenrijiju / Twitter

With the Tokyo Games round the corner, Indian Railways has set up Olympic selfie points at various railway stations over different divisions of India to urge people to support and love for Olympic-bound athletes, who will be taking part at the Tokyo Games starting July 23.

The Indian Railways have organised a 'Cheer4India' campaign in which the selfies taken by rail users with the athletes' cutouts at Selfie Points, installed across Indian railway stations, will be posted widely on social media.

Mysuru's Divisional Railway Manager Rahul Agarwal urged the rail users to click selfies to show their support and encourage the Indian contingent participating in Tokyo Olympics 2021. 

Earlier last month, while announcing the 'Cheer Up' Campaign across the country, the Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had said over 6,000 selfie points will be set up in the country where people can show their support.

"I have spoken to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and he immediately deployed space across 6,000 railway stations across the country where Olympics Selfie Points have been set up. The Chief Minister of Haryana has also clicked a selfie photograph with the symbol to encourage others to join the campaign and encourage the Tokyo-bound players."

"I wanted the Olympics movement and the importance of Olympics to be understood by everyone spread across the length and breadth of India. Sports is the biggest soft power of a nation," he added.

Over 100 Indian athletes have already qualified for the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games  many more are expected to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is likely to declare the name of flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the showpiece event by July 5.

"We have some names which we are sorting out but as of now, majorly it is on PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia but again it's not official. Final names will be declared by July 5," sources in the know of developments told ANI.