Sachin Tendulkar's encouragement words for Shiva Thapa

23rd June 2016 The lone Indian boxer to have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics so far, Shiva Thapa have received a vedio where Sachin Tendulkar have some supporting words for him in the popular social media. The post read “It is the biggest experience ever for any athlete to represent their nation at Olympics”.A huge shout out to Shiva Thapa on his ‪#‎RoadtoRio‬. Jee jaan laga dena!” ‪#‎AgainstAllOdds‬ Indian Olympic Association . India had gone with a 13-member squad and only Shiva qualified for the Olympics so far.

In a reaction to this gesture from the God of Cricket Shiva replied “Thank you Sir for your motivating words.” This is the second time that Sachin have actually made a video for Shiva Thapa. The first time Sachin made video for Shiva was when he replied to a question asked by Thapa in a Twitter chat, wished the 22-year-old the very best for his second Olympics. “Firstly, all the very best for the Rio Olympics. We are with you. We are supporting you. Don’t think about the pressure. Just think about the process, results will follow,” said Tendulkar (Details here Sachin Tendulkar wishes Shiva Thapa good luck for Rio Olympics 2016 )

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In the time when boxing in India has been facing a lot of problems with the lack of a federation these words from Sachin have come as a ray of hope.

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