File image of PT Usha | Photo Credit: BCCL

New Delhi: India's iconic track and field star PT Usha while appreciating the attention the Commonwealth Games athletes have garnered from fans also urged them to continue showing their support throughout. She has asked fans welcoming the heroes from CWG 2018 to not just celebrate them when they have won medals but be part of their journey and show a continuous support. Usha, a sprinter from yesteryears, continues to be part of the mechanism that produces best athletes of India on the track and has been vocal about improving the conditions of Indian athletes.

In a Twitter post, PT Usha pointed out that it is 'wonderful' to see the ongoing welcome of Commonwealth Games champions by fans, family and others alike but the support mechanism needs to remain throughout and not only when they win medals for their country."It’s wonderful to see Indians welcome their CWG Champions, but let this true love and admiration never fade. You must be with them in a good performance and bad. Be true with your support. We need that the most. Jai Hind," she wrote on the microblogging website.

It’s wonderful to see Indians welcome their CWG Champions, but let this true love and admiration never fade. You must be with them in good performance and bad. Be true with your support. We need that the most. Jai Hind. — P.T. Usha (@PTUshaOfficial) April 18, 2018

Earlier, when the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast were underway and Indian sportspersons were bringing in medals on a daily basis. PT Usha had raised objections to the manner in which media was reporting about those athletes. Usha said the athletes bringing in laurels for the nation should not be categorised on the basis of their regional identities, as they represented the nation and not their parent states in Gold Coast. Her tweet had gained significance as it garnered a response from Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who echoed the same sentiments. Rathore, Athens Olympics silver medalist, replying to Usha's tweeted, "India and Indians win each and every time our flag goes up."