'I was in the wrong era': Ex-athlete Anju Bobby George praises PM Modi for 'changing' sports in India

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'I was in the wrong era': Ex-athlete Anju Bobby George praises PM Modi for 'changing' sports in India..

George mentioned the transformation of sports over her long sports career..

Former athlete Anju Bobby George on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming sports in the country..

She recalled the tepid response in her times and how the country and the leadership celebrate today's athletes' accomplishments...

George, who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, acknowledged that through 'Khelo India' and 'Fit India', sports were being talked about and Indian athletes were doing great in the international arena..

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