Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated the Indian hockey gamers of the state and handed them money awards for his or her historic performances on the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
While Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas have been awarded Rs 2.5 crores every following the nationwide males workforce’s historic bronze-medal successful feat in Tokyo, Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo have been handed Rs 50 lakhs every after the ladies’s aspect reached the semifinal stage for the primary time in Olympics.
Patnaik additionally handed Lakra and Rohidas provide letters for appointment as Deputy Superintendent of Police within the State Police division throughout the felicitation program on the Kalinga Stadium right here.
Glad to felicitate the star gamers from #Odisha, Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas who have been a part of the Indian #Hockey groups which created historical past at #Tokyo2020. Their spectacular efficiency will proceed to encourage technology of sportspersons. pic.twitter.com/AZ98pCqi10
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 11, 2021
The chief minister lauded the performances of the 2 groups and suggested them to proceed their laborious work and convey extra laurels to the nation.
The gamers expressed their gratitude with Lakra presenting the chief minister the Indian workforce jersey with signatures of all workforce members.
Ekka additionally offered the chief minister with the ladies’s workforce jersey signed by all of the workforce members.
The Indian males’s workforce had defeated Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal on the Tokyo Olympics, the nation’s first medal within the sport in 41 years.
The ladies’s workforce, nevertheless, additionally to Great Britain within the bronze medal play-off.
