Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday felicitated sportspersons with cash awards for their outstanding performance at the 36th National Games 2022 which was recently concluded in Gujarat.
Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera presented the awards to Dinesh Kumar who had secured three Golds in Cycling, Muna Nayak who bagged a Silver in Weightlifting and others participated in the national games. The award giving ceremony was held at Kalinga stadium.
Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Dilip Tirkey, Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna were present among others at the event.
As committed by the State Government, the winners of team and individual sports of 36th National Games received Rs 5 lakh for gold medal, Rs 3 Lakh for Silver and Rs 2 Lakh for Bronze medal.
Total cash award of Rs 3.16 Crore was given out to 100 athletes.
Congratulating the medalists, the Sports Minister said, “It gives me immense delight and pride to felicitate our young winners. Their hard work and dedication is paying off. They have given their best at the National Games and brought glory for their State”.
“I am confident that each one of them will surge ahead in the field of sports. We will continue to support them in their journey throughout,” he added.
The winners expressed their deepest gratitude to the Odisha Government for supporting them and acknowledging their achievements.
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