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New Delhi, July 17: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday gave a formal send-off to India s first batch of the Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes from eight disciplines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
Thakur was accompanied by Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officials, including President Narinder Batra and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta.
A contingent of 88 members, which includes 54 athletes besides support staff and IOA representatives, departed for the Japanese capital on Saturday night to participate in the COVID-hit Tokyo Games, which will begin in a week s time on July 23.
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