Family and fans accord warm welcome to Indian hockey players at Amritsar; Punjab government to award ₹1 crore to players from Punjab
The Hindu
Indian hockey team welcomed with joy and rewards in Punjab after winning bronze at Olympics, aiming for gold next.
Elated family members and ecstatic fans on Sunday (August 11, 2024) accorded a boisterous welcome to members of the Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey team at the Amritsar airport as celebratory ‘dhol’ drummed in the background.
India clinched their second successive bronze medal in the Olympics, beating Spain 2-1 at the Paris Games.
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Right after their touchdown, family members greeted the players with garlands and warm hugs, before accepting congratulations from the state political leaders such as minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh was overwhelmed by the reception and wowed to better their performance in the future.
“We will do our best in future, so that this sport gets more love,” said Harmanpreet, who hails from Timmowal village in Amritsar.
The 28-year-old, who is fondly called ‘Sarpanch’, said he was fortunate to lead this Indian side, and in a wider message to the society he urged the youngsters to take up the sport, focus on their studies and stay away from drugs.
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