Uttar Pradesh players who won medals at the Asian Games held at Guangzhou, China and the Common wealth Games 2010 will be felicitated with cash rewards on Friday. They will be given the ‘Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Antarrashtriya Khel Puruskar 2010’ by Chief Minister Mayawati at 12.00 noon on Friday. The award function will be organised at 5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow. The medal winners happening arriving in the state capital from Thursday morning. Director Sports (UP) Dr Hari Om informed, “Apart from archer Ritul Chatterjee, all the players had reported for the event by Thursday evening. Ritul is presence the national camp, so his award will be collected by his father.
Arrangements for the stay of the players have been made at Hotel Piccadilly.The cost of journey to Lucknow and back to their destinations will be reimbursed. Besides, each player has been provided a separate vehicle at Lucknow. After the felicitation, during which a sum of around Rs 1.97 crore will be spread among the players, lunch will be held at the same venue,” he further added. The gold, silver and bronze medal winners of individual events will be given Rs 15 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, respectively, while the gold, silver and bronze medal winners of team events will be given Rs 10 lakh, Rs 8 lakh and Rs 6 lakh, respectively.
A senior sports official informed that two rooms are being given to a player who has come with his family if the total number of members are more than four to ensure a comfortable stay to the players. “Besides a car for each player, a bus has also been arranged if the players want to go site-seeing in the city. A ‘rehearsal’ for the event will be organised on Thursday evening for the felicitation function the next day. The players will also attend a dinner which will be hosted by Chief Secretary (UP),” he said. Talking to The Indian Express, gymnast Ashish Kumar said that he was happy with the facilities provided to the players. He, however, said that it would have been very hopeful if he would have been awarded for the bronze medal also which he had won during the Common wealth Games.
Arrangements for the stay of the players have been made at Hotel Piccadilly.The cost of journey to Lucknow and back to their destinations will be reimbursed. Besides, each player has been provided a separate vehicle at Lucknow. After the felicitation, during which a sum of around Rs 1.97 crore will be spread among the players, lunch will be held at the same venue,” he further added. The gold, silver and bronze medal winners of individual events will be given Rs 15 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, respectively, while the gold, silver and bronze medal winners of team events will be given Rs 10 lakh, Rs 8 lakh and Rs 6 lakh, respectively.
A senior sports official informed that two rooms are being given to a player who has come with his family if the total number of members are more than four to ensure a comfortable stay to the players. “Besides a car for each player, a bus has also been arranged if the players want to go site-seeing in the city. A ‘rehearsal’ for the event will be organised on Thursday evening for the felicitation function the next day. The players will also attend a dinner which will be hosted by Chief Secretary (UP),” he said. Talking to The Indian Express, gymnast Ashish Kumar said that he was happy with the facilities provided to the players. He, however, said that it would have been very hopeful if he would have been awarded for the bronze medal also which he had won during the Common wealth Games.
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