04 November,2016 08:33 AM IST | | IANS
The Sports Ministry yesterday felicitated the players and coaching staff of the Indian team that won the Kabaddi World Cup recently and awarded them Rs 10 lakh each
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry yesterday felicitated the players and coaching staff of the Indian team that won the Kabaddi World Cup recently and awarded them Rs 10 lakh each.
The entire Indian squad led by captain Anup Kumar, chief coach Balwan Singh and assistant coach Bhaskaran Edachery were felicitated by Sports Minister Vijay Goel at his residence here.
During the felicitation speech, the minister announced that the government will make all efforts to include kabaddi in the Olympic Games.
Defending champions India went on to lift the trophy in a fiercely contested final against a resolute Iran side 38-29.
