Indian Origin Athletes In Paris Olympics: India is sending its 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics. These athletes will have the responsibility of getting maximum medals for India. But do you know that in this mega event, 5 players of Indian origin will be a part of America, Canada, France and Singapore. Actually, 2 athletes of Indian origin will play for America. Apart from this, 1-1 athlete of Indian origin will be in the field for France, Canada and Singapore. Anyway, today we will look at those 5 athletes of Indian origin who will represent other countries in the Paris Olympics.
The first name in this list is of 40-year-old Rajeev Ram. Rajeev Ram was born in Denver, America, but his parents are from Bangalore. Rajeev Ram represents America in tennis. So far, Rajeev Ram has won 4 Grand Slam titles including 1 mixed doubles and 4 men’s doubles. Rajeev Ram won the doubles title in Rio Olympics 2016 along with Venus Williams. The second name in this list is of Vidhita Pawade… Vidhita Pawade’s father was born in Puducherry, India, he grew up here, but after marriage, he moved to Paris in 2003. Vidhita Pawade was born in Paris. Now Vidhita Pawade plays table tennis for France.
Apart from this, Indian origin Kanak Jha will be seen playing table tennis for America. Kanak Jha’s mother is from Mumbai while her father is from Kolkata, but later both the couples shifted to America. Kanak Jha has won many tournaments at the national level in America. Also, Veronica Shanti Perera, famous as Singapore’s sprint queen, has her roots in the Indian state of Kerala. Actually, Veronica Shanti Perera’s grandfather settled in Singapore after getting a job. This time in the Paris Olympics, Veronica Shanti Perera will be 1 of the 2 flag bearers of Singapore. At the same time, Indian origin Amarveer Dhesi will be seen in the ring for Canada in wrestling. Amarveer Dhesi’s father is originally from the Indian state of Punjab.
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