Generous BCCI honours Olympians
Updated On: 27 March, 2022 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The men’s hockey team, which had also won a historic bronze medal at the quadrennial multi-sport event in Tokyo, was also handed a combined cheque of R1 crore. Captain Manpreet Singh picked up the cheque from BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly in the presence of BCCI secretary Jay Shah
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Neeraj Chopra. Pic/PTI
The BCCI on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympians, including gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, with cash awards ahead of the IPL opener between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium.
The BCCI had earlier announced cash awards for the medal winners at the Tokyo Olympics. The Board handed Chopra a cheque of Rs 1 crore while Tokyo Games bronze medal winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain was given Rs 25 lakh for her achievement.
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