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[caption id="attachment_21340" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Prior to receive the Rajiv Khel Ratna P V Sindhu met Narendra Modi. Pic Facebook: Narendra Modi.[/caption] Internet Desk: Today the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met all the Rajiv Khel Ratna, Dhyan Chand adn Arjuna awardee players of India. Tomorrow they will be awarded with the top ranked awards of the nation from President of India Pranab Mukherjee. During this meeting Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel was also present. He said, "The sports ministry will also ensure the optimum usage of all sports stadiums and that they are open to the public and the athletes, so than we can further develop the sports infrastructure. We have three major responsibilities: one is competition and through that talent hunting and then excellence in sports". The Sports Minister also praised Dipa Karmakar and her  coach B S Nandi by saying, "Dipa Karmakar told me herself that her coach began training her from the age of 6. She asserted that when she has come so ahead with her Indian coach, it means that he is at par with his foreign counterparts".