Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Sodhi announced on Friday that hockey players from the state representing India at the Tokyo Olympics would get Rs 2.25 crore each if the team wins the gold medal.
Earlier, an amount of Rs 2.25 crore was announced for the entire team on winning gold at the Olympics.
Sodhi said that 11 players from the state are giving their best for the Indian hockey team competing in Tokyo Olympics.
India has finished second in Group A behind Australia in Tokyo and will take on Great Britain in the quarterfinal to be played on Sunday.
ADVT
Sports
Punjab hockey players to get Rs 2.25 cr each on winning Oly gold
MORE Sports ARTICLES
Canada Announces Rugby Sevens Squad For Inaugural World Series Event In Vancouver
Vancouver represents the first ever Canadian stop on the HSBC World Sevens Series. It is the sixth event on the 10-tournament circuit this season.
Canada Announces Rugby Sevens Squad For Inaugural World Series Event In Vancouver
Maria Sharapova Admits Failing Dope Test, Loses Plum Sponsors
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned the drug effective January 1. Sharapova, the World No.7, said she didn't notice that the drug was banned by the WADA.
Maria Sharapova Admits Failing Dope Test, Loses Plum Sponsors
Veteran Kicker Paul McCallum To Sign A One-day Contract And Retire As A B.C. Lion
Veteran CFL kicker Paul McCallum will sign a one-day contract with the B.C. Lions today, allowing him to retire with the team he helped win two Grey Cup titles.
Veteran Kicker Paul McCallum To Sign A One-day Contract And Retire As A B.C. Lion
Sikh Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr. Honoured In Canada
B.C. Legislature, MLA Raj Chouhan, honoured 92-year-old Indian field hockey legend Balbir Singh in the House on Wednesday
Sikh Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr. Honoured In Canada
Great Expectations: Vancouver Whitecaps Daring To Dream Big In 2016
Following a return to the playoffs two years ago, the Major League Soccer club accumulated a franchise-record 53 points last season en route to finishing second in the Western Conference.
Great Expectations: Vancouver Whitecaps Daring To Dream Big In 2016
Head Coach/GM Wally Buono Signs Contract Extension With B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed head coach/GM Wally Buono to a contract extension to 2018 on Wednesday.