Narendra Modi Felicitates India's Asiad Medal Winners With Cash Awards
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated the medal winners of Asian Games 2018 at a mega event held in the national capital.
Narendra Modi met all the Indian Asiad winners who won medals at the recently concluding Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were present during the Asian Games felicitation ceremony.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had congratulated the Indian athletes on Twitter. He tweeted, “As the Asian Games 2018 come to a close, I once again congratulate the Indian contingent for their excellent performance. The 2018 Games have been the best for India in the history of the Asian Games. Every athlete who took part in the Games is India’s pride. During the Asian Games 2018, we consolidated our position in events where we have historically been strong and won laurels in those games in which we have not won much previously. This is an extremely positive sign and it augurs well for Indian sports. I salute the coaches, support staff, parents, family and friends of the athletes. Thank you for constantly supporting our champions. My best wishes to all our athletes for their future endeavors.”
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The government had felicitated the Asian Games 2018 medal winners with cash awards. Cash rewards of Rs 40 lakh were given to gold medallists while silver and bronze winners got Rs 20 and Rs 10 lakh each.
-PTC NEWS
