By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The state authorities on Wednesday felicitated all of the 4 hockey gamers from Odisha for his or her stellar efficiency within the Tokyo Olympics. At a particular perform on the Kalinga Stadium right here, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handed over money awards of Rs 2.5 crore and provide letters for appointment as Deputy Superintendent of Police to Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas who have been a part of the lads’s hockey crew that bagged a bronze medal within the Olympics.
Besides, the Chief Minister additionally handed over money awards of Rs 50 lakh every to Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo who have been a part of the ladies’s hockey crew on the Olympics. He appreciated the courageous struggle of the ladies’s crew in reaching the semi-finals and creating historical past in Indian hockey.
Praising the efficiency of the gamers within the Olympics which introduced glory to the state in addition to to the complete nation, the Chief Minister urged them to proceed to deliver laurels for the nation in future. He additionally assured the gamers of full help from the state authorities in future.
The gamers expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for supporting Indian hockey resulting in fantastic ends in the Olympics. The gamers have been completely happy because the state authorities has fulfilled its dedication of money rewards and jobs on their arrival.
Birendra Lakra, the vice-captain of the lads’s crew, and Deep Grace Ekka, the vice-captain of the ladies’s crew, introduced crew jerseys with signatures of all of the crew members to the Chief Minister on the event.
Minister for Sports and Youth Services Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman, Odisha Hockey Promotion Council, Dilip Tirkey, secretary 5-T VK Pandian and secretary Sports R Veenil Krishna have been additionally current.
