Hyderabad, Aug 31 (Agencies) : Rio Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Pullela Gopichand were gifted BMW cars on Sunday for their achievements at the recently-concluded Games, where India won two medals.

The event, hyped and well covered by the media. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar handed over the keys to the three ladies and Gopichand but the expensive cars were actually bought by Hyderabad-based businessman Chamundeshwarnath, who also happens to be the president of the district Badminton Association.

However, the cars were just presented by the cricketer. But media headlines made it seem like Sachin had gifted the cars to the players himself.

Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted a BMW each to Rio Olympics stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Pullela Gopichand

All the three Olympians and the cricketing legend along with national badminton coach Gopichand came together under one roof at P. Gopichand Nimmagadda Prasad Badminton Academy in Hyderabad where the swanky BMWs were gifted to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa and Gopichand.

CAR KEYS HANDED OVER BY TENDULKAR

The luxury cars were given away to the four sportspersons for their outstanding achievements. Chamundeshwarnath roped in Tendulkar, the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent at Rio Olympics, to honour the sportspersons at a function on Sunday morning. Interestingly, it was Tendulkar who handed over a BMW to Saina Nehwal when she returned home with a Bronze medal from 2012 London Olympics.