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Odisha Govt Felicitates Sportspersons With Cash Awards

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: As part of its promotion of sports, Odisha government felicitated sportspersons with special cash awards for their outstanding performance in various disciplines at the Tennis Centre, Kalinga Sports Complex, on Thursday.

Dilip Tirkey, Chairman of the Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha, Siddhartha Das, Sports Director and Deepankar Mohapatra, CEO of Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha felicitated the sportspersons.

Total Rs 56,93,000 was awarded to the recipients of 269 medals on the occasion. The athletes were selected from over 20 disciplines including athletics, swimming, rugby, hockey, badminton, weightlifting, karate, volleyball, weightlifting, tennis for in various competitions including national and international events.

Pratyasa Ray was presented a cash award of Rs 3,82,000 for her impressive haul of 12 medals in the recently held Khelo India University Games 2023 and the All-India University Games 2023. Pratyasa emerged as the most successful athlete with four gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

OB Bureau

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