Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 18-
Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday felicitated the players of the state, with cash prize worth Rs 1Cr each, who were part of the Bronze medal winning Indian Hockey team in the recently concluded Paris Olympics.
CM said that it is a historic occasion as these sons of soil who have brought laurels for the state and country are being honored. He said that these players have brought immense pride and satisfaction for the entire country by this momentous win. Maan said that it was elated to see the Indian team defeating Australia after a gap of 52 years.
The CM disbursed Rs 1Cr each to eight Hockey Players and Rs 15 lakh each to 11 other participants of Olympic Games. Players who honoured worth Rs 1 Cr each are Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh and Sukhjit Singh (All form Hockey). Players whom participate in Olympics honoured with Rs 15 Lakh each are Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra, Rajeshwari Kumari, Arjun Babuta, Arjun Singh Cheema, Vijayveer Sidhu, Tajinder Pal Singh Toor, Akshdeep Singh, Gagandeep Singh Bhullar, Jugraj Singh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
