Rio Olympic participant, Manish Rawat met Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul at Raj-Bhawan on Monday. The Governor congratulated the long distance runner and presented a special memento to him.
Appreciating the effort of Rawat, Governor said that Manish was a minute and few seconds behind the bronze medal winner in 20 km walk event. He suggested to the State Government that better facilities and coaching be given to Manish Rawat so that in the forthcoming international sports events, he can make the State and nation proud by his excellent performance. This would encourage and inspire other sports talents in the State, he said.
The State Director General of Police (DGP), MA Ganapathy and Additional DGP (vigilance) Ashok Kumar were also present on the occasion.