Telangana sports and tourism minister V Srinivas Goud today asked the secretary of the sports department Sandeep Kumar Sultania to accord a grand welcome to newly-crowned world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen as per the orders of the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
Goud said that Zareen had brought name not only for the country but also for the State by becoming the world champion.
The minister asked the secretary to also accord a warm reception to Secunderabad-based shooter Isha Singh for winning a gold medal in the world shooting championships.
He said that Singh was also coming to the State on the same day, and that both sportspersons should be accorded grand welcomes.