 Hello everyone, today we the Department of Mass Communication is here to interact with few of our talented athletes who represented in the Naglin Olympic and Paralympics 2024. Hello everyone, today we have the privilege of interacting with two players who played for the ongoing Naglin Olympic. Thank you so much for giving us your time, please tell us about yourself. My name is Vivika Yeptou representing Chumagetima District and this is my second Olympics. My name is Gazevithyoshokre representing Chumagetima District. Okay, so how do you feel representing your district and then since it is your second time in the Naglin Olympics, can you please tell us about your experience? We're filled with immense pride and joy to represent our district. This was a great experience that we had. Since the first Olympics, I think the overall court, the overall administration, the management was very good comparing to the last time and we're filled with immense joy and pride representing our district. And I heard that the basketball court that you played was met of synthetic flooring when it was also the first time in the Naglin Olympic. So can you tell us about the experience that you had playing in the synthetic floor and the normal flooring that you guys played in the past games? Exactly. Since the introduction of the synthetic floor this time, we had really good experience with the floor. Comparing to the last Olympics, we had really slippery floors. Everybody had, you know, inexperiences with the floor but this time with the synthetic floors, we had really good grips and we could really perform well and give our best. So did you guys ever think that you would come this far because you guys also won in the final match and you guys scored the third bronze I heard. So did you guys see coming this far? No, not exactly but we knew that every district had come prepared and it was a really tough match with everything. We beat first with Mon and then we played against Kohima in the semis but we lost against them but we came strong. All of our team with the practices we had and all the practices and hard work we did and I think it really paid off and we won the third bronze and we're really happy and glad. Well, I wish you all the best and then we're so glad that you guys won the third place and I just wish you the best for your future endeavors. Thank you. And now we have the players from the Dimapur women's basketball team. I am so honored to have you guys here. Can you guys please introduce yourself? I'm Kevin Nuneau and I'm representing Dimapur District. My name is Sausen Thitlayer and I'm representing the Dimapur District. So how do you guys feel achieving the first place in the Nagaland Olympic women's basketball? All of these we have been practicing so hard it's it finally paid off. Yes. We have been striving for this and then we were hungry to win this gold and then we finally achieved it and it's all that's blessing on us. I'm so happy that you guys have secured the first place. So throughout this journey what was the biggest lesson that you guys have learned? We gave our 100% and left the rest to God. Yes. To our mighty God. For me it's like we don't got where nothing and with God we can do anything. So thank you so much. I am so honored to have you guys here and also I wish you guys the very best for your future for your future and divorce. Thank you. Thank you so much. Hello everyone and now we have the players from the men's basketball team from Kohima. I am so honored to have you guys here and a very big congratulation to you guys for securing the first place in the Nagaland Olympic men's basketball. Can you please tell us about yourselves? My name is Kenizulu Kevintale and I'm from Kohima District. My name is Tejanguli Richard Macro and I'm from Kohima District. So you guys have secured the first place. How do you feel representing for your district and how is the feeling of winning in the Nagaland Olympic? It feels quite good. We have been practicing for like a month in the morning and in the evening so our hard work really did it and it feels good. We're also excited that this is our second championship in the Olympics. Speaking of the defending champs, we were able to come up with another trophy for the district and for our people. So we're really thankful to God and also thankful to the organisation for coming up with such a very good opportunity for all the players here in Nagaland. So did you guys face any struggles throughout this journey? Well playing, the atmosphere is totally different from the Kohima so the humid was quite different. So a bit difficult while playing in this weather. Yes, like he said it was quite difficult adjusting to the weather and all since we've been practicing during the winter which is the month of January. So coming here in Demopura and then suddenly experiencing the hot climate, it took a big toll on our bodies as well. So do you guys have any message to the viewers and also to your supporters? I want to thank everyone who was supporting the Kohima district, it was all because of the supporters and the grace of the God we did it, I would like to thank them. Same as him, I want to thank all the supporters who have been supporting Kohima district and also thank all the supporters who have been supporting the other teams as well. Because of their support only we were able to pump ourselves up and then get ready for the matches, get motivated and encouraged because of their support. And I would also request the viewers and everything since we've been watching some live games on the YouTube, I would request them that it's just a game at the end of the day. So please don't take things too seriously and then please don't get into unnecessary arguments and then tribalism and stuff like that. Thank you. So thank you so much for giving us your time and I wish you all the best for your future anniversary. Thank you. Thank you so much. That is all we have for now, subscribe for more updates.