Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced that it will give a cash award of Rs 1 crore to each hockey player from the state, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympic Games.
Abhinav Bindra said the "bronze medal shines with the brilliance of gold" and thanked every player for giving a moment that will echo in the hearts of countrymen for generations.
Following India's men's hockey team's remarkable win over Spain in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics, the families of the players celebrated the win by calling the players and congratulating them.
Celebrations unfolded in Kerala's Ernakulam at goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's home after the Indian men's hockey team scripted history and clinched back-to-back bronze medals in the Olympics following their triumph over Spain on Thursday in Paris.
Following the Indian men's hockey team's historic bronze medal win at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani congratulated Harmanpreet Singh's side.
While playing in an electrifying atmosphere, the Indian team added a fourth medal to their tally at the Paris Olympics, after being down 0-1 after the first quarter.