by Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 1
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia will confer “Bhim Puraskars” upon outstanding sports
persons of the State at a function to be organized at Haryana Raj Bhawan, here
tomorrow. The function will be presided over by Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder
Singh Hooda.
While
stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs
Department said that earlier this function was scheduled to be held on January
3, 2013.
He
said that Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. Sukhbir
Kataria would be the guest of honour and Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr.
Prahlad Singh Gillankhera would also be present on the occasion.
He
said that those sportspersons who would be honoured with Bhim Puraskar included
Jitender Kumar of district Bhiwani for boxing, women wrestler Kumari Nirmala
Devi, Om Prakash of Gurgaon for athletics, Dhruv Gautam of Faridabad and Kumari
Yashdeep Kaur of Sirsa for roller skating hockey and Paralympic player Rajesh
Kumar of Sonepat for athletics.
He
said that the each sportsperson would be honoured with Rs two lakh in cash, an
idol of Bhim, letter of appreciation, blazer and tie or scarf. He said that the
performance of these players was outstanding during the last year and by
winning medals at international and national level they have brought laurels
not only to the State but also to the entire nation.
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