The confusion is clear now. It’s Sachin Tendulkar who presented India’s Rio Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and national Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with BMW cars in Hyderabad.

Following the felicitation, the confusion arose among the fans had been cleared whether Sachin gifted the cars himself or he was just there to hand them over. It turns out that the Hyderabad District Badminton Association President Chamundeshwarnath paid for the vehicles.

These gifts are like an encouragement to the Olympic champions to feel more special. PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, who won the Silver and Bronze medals along with Dipa Karmakar who won the millions of hearts with her performance were handed over the keys of the BMW cars.

Olympic Champions Felicitated:

Sindhu’s achievement was lauded nation over since this was India’s first silver medal ever in the sport. The way she played the game through the tournament will definitely deserve a podium finish.

Though Sakshi Malik lost her quarter-final bout, since her opponent made it to the final, she got an opportunity and wins the bronze medal.

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar impressed everyone on her Olympic debut with the fantastic performance but just fell short of winning a medal at the Rio Olympics. Win or Lose, she won the million hearts across the globe.

Sachin Tendulkar, who was the goodwill ambassador of the Olympics for India appreciated and congratulated the athletes on this occasion. The presentation was organized by the P. Gopichand Nimmagadda Prasad Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.

Earlier in 2012, the batting legend had presented Indian Badminton Ace, Sania Nehwal with a BMW after she won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.