Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Anil Chouhan, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Air Force Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari and medal winners of nineteenth Asian Games in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Special Arrangement
Felicitating medal winners, members and help employees from the Armed forces, who took half within the not too long ago concluded nineteenth Asian Games at Hangzhou, China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday introduced cash prizes to military personnel who won medals. As per this, gold medal winners will get ₹25 lakh, ₹15 lakh for silver medal and ₹10 lakh for Bronze medal.
Mr. Singh interacted with a complete of 76 gamers and employees, who attended the occasion in New Delhi, and congratulated them for his or her glorious show at the Games, a Defence Ministry assertion stated. In all Service personnel bagged 16 particular person medals — three Gold, six Silver and 7 Bronze and eight group medals, which incorporates two Gold, three Silver and three Bronze.
A contingent of 88 troopers, together with three sportswomen, participated in 18 disciplines at the Games, which have been held from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
“You are not just representing a medal, but are also representing a narrative of excellence of Indian society. You are a great medium to provide inspiration to the youth,” Mr. Singh stated, addressing the gamers. He appreciated the efforts of the gamers, together with these who gave their greatest, however couldn’t win the medals and reminded them of ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh, who missed a medal within the 400-metre race within the 1960 Olympics in Rome by a whisker, however grew to become a guiding star of Indian athletics. Milkha Singh is an inspiration for all even as we speak, he acknowledged.
Commending armed forces personnel for all the time being among the many medal winners at totally different Games, Mr. Singh added, “Be it a battlefield or a playground, a soldier always performs because of dedication, discipline, hard work and the desire to do something for the nation. These virtues help in bringing medals for us in sports. Within a soldier, there is a player; within a player, there is a soldier.”
