Congratulating the Indian Men's Hockey team for their historic gold medal win at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakh for each player and support staff of the winning team, informed a press release.
An all-round performance by Indians, particularly spinner Sai Kishore and batters Tilak Varma and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad saw India clinch a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the semis.
The Indian men's bridge team of Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral, Rajeshwar Tiwari, Sumit Mukherjee, Raju Tolani, and Ajay Khare secured a silver medal in the final on Friday in the ongoing Asian Games.
Indian wrestler Kiran delivered a solid performance as she clinched a bronze medal after defeating Mongolia's Ariunjargal Ganbat 3-0 in the women's freestyle 76kg category bout of the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Friday.
The Indian women's kabaddi team assured the country of a silver at least after they got the better of Nepal in the semifinal of the team event in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
The Indian men's bridge failed to secure a win in the final sessions one and two matches of the men's team bridge event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
Asian Games bronze medalists Satnam Singh and Parminder Singh arrived at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi after a successful campaign in Hangzhou