Hockey Chandigarh awards 5 Olympians Rs 5 lakh each
Chandigarh August 21Hockey Chandigarh and Tynor on Saturday felicitated the hockey players who participated in the recent Tokyo Olympics at a function here by giving five players a cash award of Rs 5 lakh eachThose felicitated were Rupinder Pal Singh Gurjant Singh Monika Malik Sharmila Devi Reena Khokhar Shivendra Singh and Gurminder SinghThe Punjab Sports Minister said it was praiseworthy on the part of Hockey Chandigarh to felicitate the hockey starsKaran Gilhotra president Hockey Chandigarh said It was always the endeavour of Hockey Chandigarh to encourage the players and will continue to promote the sport in a big waySingh Senior Vice-President Hockey Chandigarh and Chief Managing Director Tynor assured support to the hockey players
Chandigarh August 21Hockey Chandigarh and Tynor on Saturday felicitated the hockey players who participated in the recent Tokyo Olympics at a function here by giving five players a cash award of Rs 5 lakh eachHaryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya was the chief guest and Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi was the guest of honourThose felicitated were Rupinder Pal Singh Gurjant Singh Monika Malik Sharmila Devi Reena Khokhar Shivendra Singh and Gurminder Singh Two hockey coaches were given a cash award of Rs 25 lakh eachThe Haryana Governor congratulated the hockey stars who after 41 years won a bronze medal and brought international acclaim to Indian hockey He said he was happy to see that the hockey team had a lot of players from Haryana and PunjabDattatreya said under the state sports policy the Haryana government had awarded Rs 6 crore to Olympians for winning gold Rs 4 crore for winning silver and Rs 25 crore for bronze medal winners The Haryana government had given Rs 2325 crore as reward to outstanding players adding that all states should prepare a sports policy to encourage players so that they can perform even betterThe Punjab Sports Minister said it was praiseworthy on the part of Hockey Chandigarh to felicitate the hockey stars Lauding their performance at the Tokyo Olympics he said it was indeed a proud moment for the state that the players had given an excellent performanceGiving details about sprucing up facilities in Punjab he said new facilities would be created in the state and the existing ones would be upgradedKaran Gilhotra president Hockey Chandigarh said It was always the endeavour of Hockey Chandigarh to encourage the players and will continue to promote the sport in a big way It was indeed a moment of pride for the country to see our players excelling at the OlympicsHe heads the Karan Gilhotra Foundation which is actively engaged in the service of the sports communityPJ Singh Senior Vice-President Hockey Chandigarh and Chief Managing Director Tynor assured support to the hockey players IANS
