Tokyo-bound athletes from India sensitized about Japanese culture

NEW DELHI: Continuing with the sensitization of the athletes gearing for Tokyo Olympics, another session titled 'From India with Pride' was organized by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Indian Olympic Association for the Tokyo-bound athletes. 

The session sensitized the athletes about understanding the Japanese culture and to help them represent themselves as ideal ambassadors of the country.

The session was moderated by renowned media professional Joy Bhattacharya which was attended by badminton players and table tennis players like PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and others.

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Besides briefing the athletes about the etiquettes in Japan, Bhattacharjya also talked about and characteristics of Japanese culture like discipline, punctuality, respect and hard work.

He further shared information on Japanese cuisine and climate.

Elaborating their etiquettes, Bhattacharya informed that the Japanese players clean up their dressing room after their narrow 2-3 defeat to Belgium at the 2018 World Cup.

“This was a wonderful session, we are all very excited about the Olympics. We will all enjoy the Olympics and give our best,” said PV Sindhu, 2016 Olympic Games silver medalist.

Table Tennis player Sutirtha Mukherjee making her Olympics debut, was very happy with her learnings from the three session, “These have been very interesting. I learnt a lot about Japan and about the expectations once I arrive there, I am really excited as this is going to be my first Olympics,” she said.

A video showing young athletes including extending India’s Olympics-bound athletes their best wishes was also shown to them. Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga, shooters Shahu Mane and Shreyanka Sadangi, badminton player Malvika Bansod and swimmer Suvana Bhaskar are among the young athletes featured in the video.

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