Yogi govt presents Rs 42 crore monetary award to Olympians
Other Sports | August 19, 2021 19:08 ISTChief Minister Adityanath also handed an additional cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each to 10 athletes from the state who participated in Tokyo Olympics.
Chief Minister Adityanath also handed an additional cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each to 10 athletes from the state who participated in Tokyo Olympics.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will felicitate Tokyo Olympians at a function in Lucknow.
Chopra had created history by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics, that too a gold, in the Tokyo Games earlier this month.
Satish is now planning to start training for the World Championship scheduled to take place in October.
Khattar said Chopra, who won gold in javelin throw in Tokyo Olympics, has not only brought laurels for the country but also for his native village, family and Haryana.
PM Modi met India's entire 2020 Tokyo Olympic contingent at his residence for breakfast. India finished with their best-ever medals tally - seven medals comprising one gold, two silver an four bronze - at the Tokyo Games.
Sindhu's love of ice cream came up during her video interaction with PM Modi on July 13 when she was asked about her preparation for the Games and whether she is allowed to have ice cream sometimes.
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 23-year-old wrestler had bagged the silver medal.
The last time the Indian team won a medal at the Olympics was in the 1980 Moscow Games, when the country claimed the top position.
The Odisha government is the official sponsor of the Indian Hockey Teams since 2018.
Chopra, who has been on a busy schedule since his return to the country on Monday last after winning India's first Olympic medal in athletics, has taken a break to give his body some much-needed rest.
Chanu had ended India's over two-decade-long wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics, clinching the 49kg category silver medal at the Tokyo Games.
There were a few exceptions made during the Olympics with some fans allowed in outlying areas away from Tokyo. This time, all fans will be barred except the possibility of some children attending a few unspecified events.
During a felicitation programme organised for the triumphant Indian athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) awarded Olympc champion Neeraj Chopra with a cash award of Rs 75 lakh.
PM Modi during his speech, urged the entire nation to applaud their achievement, saying that the country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation and that their feat has inspired the future generation.
Earlier on Saturday, President Ram Nath Kovind had hosted hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre in New Delhi where the entire contingent was present.
Vinesh, who exited from the Tokyo Games following her shock quarterfinal defeat, was suspended by the WFI for not staying and training with her Indian teammates and for sporting singlet of her personal sponsor.
Kovind hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre for the Indian contingent that participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Following his heroics at the Olympics, the star athlete has moved up 14 places to World No. 2 in the latest World Athletics men's javelin throw rankings.
India had sent their biggest ever contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with 124 competitors who participated across 18 disciplines.
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