Rio 2016: Refugee team's Yusra Mardini thanks Hrithik Roshan

21 August,2016 07:37 AM IST |   |  IANS

Swimmer Yusra Mardini, part of a team made up of refugees at the Rio Olympics, has thanked Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan for extending support to her and the team

Hrithik Roshan and Yusra Mardini


Swimmer Yusra Mardini, part of a team made up of refugees at the Rio Olympics, has thanked Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan for extending support to her and the team.


Hrithik Roshan and Yusra Mardini

"Hrithik, thank you so much for supporting Team Refugees. It means a lot for us that one of the most successful actors is supporting us," Mardini wrote on Friday in response to the actor's last week's post.

Hrithik had tweeted: "I cheer for Yusra Mardini, a real life hero who saved lives through her swimming and is part of refugee Olympic athletes team."

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