ISRO felicitates Youth Olympics silver medallist Prannoy
PTI | 10:09 PM,Sep 09,2010Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (PTI) Youth Olympics silver medallist shuttler H S Prannoy was today felicitated by ISRO for the glory he brought to the country through his sterling performance in Singapore. ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan presented cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a memento on behalf of the Sports Council of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to Prannoy. Radhakrishnan said he was all the more happy that the young achiever was part of Indian Space Research Organisation fraternity since his father is an employee of VSSC. Prannoy, who has to his credit many laurels like bronze medal at Junior World Championship in 2010 at Mexico, said he considered it as a rare privilege being honoured at VSSC. He said his ultimate aim is to bring glory to the country in the Summer Olympics. "Winning the Olympic medal is a dream of any athlete. But it is a realistic dream for me. I will work hard to achieve it," he said. VSSC Director P S Veeraraghavan, K M Nair, Controller of VSSC and C R Thomas, VSSC Sports Council President, spoke on the occasion.
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