Prime Minister Felicitated Young Motorbike Racer Shreyas Hareesh | 11 Feb 2023

Why In News?

On 10 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated Shreyas Hareesh, the youngest motorbike racer, during the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow.

Key points

• It is noteworthy that young motorbike racer Shreyas Hareesh hails from Bengaluru. He has made a different identity at the age of 12. Shreyas, a motorbike racer, is the first Indian to qualify for a world race.
• Recently he has qualified for the FIM MiniGP World Series. Shreyas is also India's first 'Mini GP' champion.
• Shreyas Hareesh, a young motorbike racer, was very fond of riding bikes since childhood. He started riding a bike at the age of seven.
• Moto GP (India) has Fair Street Sports, the organizer of taken over the responsibility of raising Shreyas.
• The 10-12 February 2023, which runs from Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023, is the flagship investment summit of the Uttar Government, which brings together policy makers, think tanks and politicians from around the world to collectively explore business opportunities and build partnerships, industry representatives, academicians.