Ms Nikhat Zareen who hails from Telangana state, brought laurels to the country, again winning a gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, Britain.
Soon after hearing the news, chief minister Mr K Chandrasekhar Rao called her over the telephone and congratulated her.
She earlier won a gold medal at international championships. Mr KCR said he was proud of her and so also all the people of the country, particularly Telangana state. The State government will continue to extend support to sports persons.
It may be noted that Mr KCR had presented her Rs 2 crore on June 2 and hosted a lunch for her and her parents at his house.
Then she promised the chief minister that she would also win a gold medal at the Commonwealth games and proved it.
Chief Minister Mr KCR felt happy about her achievement when she said it was all because of the inspiration given by him.
By Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao