A BMW Each For PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik :Photos

PV Sindhu, bronze winner wrestler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were presented with BMW cars

Sachin Tendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian team at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function at Gopichand Badminton Academy.

Sindhu was elated. "I was promised by Sachin sir earlier that if I get a medal at the Olympics, he will gift me a BMW car. He kept his promised today, Thank you sir,"

Gopichand had an interesting take on India's performance at Rio Olympics. "No more 'Save Girl Child', this time (in Rio) we were saved by girl child," he said.

"This time in Rio I won bronze medal, but in Tokyo I will surely aim for gold," Sakshi said.

Tendulkar, speaking on the occasion, said he was proud of the achievements of the star trio.

"I am proud to stand beside these sportspersons (pointing towards Sindhu, Sakshi and Dipa). They have brought laurels to the country," he said

"We have supported them wholeheartedly. We prayed for them, blessed them. These are the things that an athlete looks forward to. This is a wonderful moment for Indian sports. Their journey begins here and I hope it will only be better as the time goes."

Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the four sportspersons for their outstanding achievement in the recently-concluded Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Under the guidance of chief coach Gopichand, Sindhu clinched the silver medal in women's singles making her the first Indian woman sportsperson to win a silver in the Olympics

Dipa who missed a medal by a whisker, had finished fourth in the vault event and stunned the world by attempting the risky Produnova vault.