The BCCI on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympians, together with gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, with money awards forward of the IPL opener between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders right here.
The Board handed Chopra a cheque of Rs 1 crore whereas Tokyo Games bronze medal profitable boxer Lovlina Borgohain was given Rs 25 lakh for her achievement.
The males’s hockey crew, which had additionally received a historic bronze medal on the quadrennial multi-sport occasion in Tokyo, was additionally handed a mixed cheque of Rs 1 crore.
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BCCI felicitates India’s Olympic medalists at #Tokyo2020@Neeraj_chopra1, @LovlinaBorgohai and @manpreetpawar07
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Captain Manpreet Singh picked up the cheque from BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly within the presence of Board Secretary Jay Shah.
The BCCI had earlier introduced money awards for the medal winners on the Tokyo Olympics.
