Vice President Of India Felicitated Tokyo Paralympians 2021

Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Nadu today felicitated the Paralympic Games-returned successful athletes of Haryana, at The NorthCap University, Sector-23, Gurugram. The event was presided by the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal in the presence of S. Sandeep Singh, The Minister of State for Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.

Vice President Of India, Sh. M. Venkaiah Nadu Felicitated Tokyo Paralympians

Many other high-level dignitaries from the Govt. of Haryana, including the Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Dushyant Singh Chautala; Shri Vijai Vardhan, Chief Secretary, and Shri Pankaj Nain, Director, Department of Sports & Youth Affairs also attended the event. During the event the Govt. of Haryana distributed the cash reward of Rs. 6 Crores to the Gold, Rs. 4 crores to Silver, and Rs. 2.5 Crores to the Bronze medal winners along with a Govt. job to honor the Athletes for their immense contribution to the field of sports. The Govt. also distributed a reward of Rs. 50 Lakhs and 15 Lakhs to the players who performed extremely well in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Sumit Antil, Gold Medalist in Javelin, and Manish Narwal, Gold Medalist in Shooting received a sum of Rs, 6 crores each for winning gold. Singh Raj Adhana has been rewarded with a cheque of Rs. 4 crores and 2.5 Crore for winning a silver and bronze medal in Shooting. Yogesh Kathuniya has been rewarded with a sum of Rs. 4 crores for winning a Silver in Discus Throw. While Harvinder Singh was honored with a cash reward of Rs. 2.5 crore for winning a Bronze in Archery.