All Tokyo Olympics Participants Of UP To Get Cash Awards: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said 75 sportspersons from each of the state's 75 districts will also be invited and their coaches will also be honoured at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the state government will honour with cash awards all those who participated in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics at an event in Lucknow on August 19. He said 75 sportspersons from each of the state's 75 districts will also be invited and their coaches will also be honoured at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Mr Adityanath made the remarks at a ceremony to honour 75 sportspersons, including three Olympians, at the Gorakhnath temple here on the occasion of Nag Panchami. He announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore for Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Rs 1.5 crore each for silver medallists, Rs 1 crore for each member of the men''s hockey team that won the bronze medal and Rs 50 lakh for each member of the women's hockey team.