“All
the
armed
forces
personnel,
who
represented
India
in
the
recently-concluded
Tokyo
Olympics,
including
gold
medalist
javelin
thrower
Subedar
Neeraj
Chopra,
are
likely
to
be
present
on
the
occasion,”
the
Defence
Ministry’s
statement
said.
Singh
will
also
interact
with
the
budding
sportsmen
of
ASI
and
troops
during
his
visit,
it
stated.
“He
will
visit
the
Headquarters
of
Southern
Command.
The
Raksha
Mantri
will
be
accompanied
by
Chief
of
the
Army
Staff
General
MM
Naravane
and
General
Officer
Commanding-in-Chief
of
the
Southern
Command
Lieutenant
General
JS
Nain,”
it
said.
ASI
has
produced
34
Olympians,
22
Commonwealth
Games
medalists,
21
Asian
Games
medalists,
six
Youth
Games
medalists
and
13
Arjuna
Awardees
till
date,
it
mentioned.
“Indian
Army
has
always
been
the
backbone
of
Indian
sports
–
from
Major
Dhyan
Chand
to
Subedar
Neeraj
Chopra
who
etched
their
names
in
golden
letters
in
the
history
of
Indian
sports,”
it
said.
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