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PSPB felicitates CWG medal winners

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board felicitated all the medal winners of the 19th Commonwealth Games with cash awards at a glittering function here on Monday.

New Delhi: The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board felicitated all the medal winners of the 19th
Commonwealth Games with cash awards at a glittering function here on Monday. Unlike Railways, who rewarded their sportspersons, and Haryana government, who felicitated only the CWG medallists of the state, PSPB honoured all 101 medal winners of the Delhi Games who brought glory to the nation. The PSPB gave away a total of Rs 10,13,71000 to the CWG medallists. While the gold medallists won Rs 10 lakh each apart from a momento, silver and bronze medal winners bagged Rs 7.5 lakhs and Rs 5 lakhs, respectively. The medal winners in the team event were also awarded with cash prizes apart from the momento. The prizes were given away by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Games Murli Deora and his deputy Jitin Prasada, PSPB President R S Sharma, who is also the CMD of ONGC, among other dignitaries, which also include former India cricket captain Kapil Dev. "I congratulate all the stars who have brought pride and glory to India with their spectacular performance in the Commonwealth Games. The success of these young athletes is a result of their hard work, commitment and dedication," Deora said on the occasion. "Today names of Saina Nehwal, Gagan Narang, Ashwini Ponappa and other athletes have become a household name in the country. I hope that every youngster look up to them as role models and try to replicate their success," he added. The renowned sportsperson who attended the function are badminton star Saina Nehwal, who won the gold in the Commonwealth Games, ace archers Dola Banerjee, Rahul Banerjee, Deepika Kumari, boxers Suranjoy Singh, Manoj Kumar, wrestlers Anil Kumar, Rajinder Kumar, gold medal winning women`s doubles badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa among others. PTI