UP government felicitates Indian Olympic medallists

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday felicitated Indian Olympians who won medals in Tokyo 2020. Gold medal winner (Javelin) Neeraj Chopra was awarded Rs 2 crore, while silver medallists Ravi Dahiya and Mirabai Chanu received Rs 1.5 crore each. Three individual bronze medallists — Shuttler P.V. Sindhu, Boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Wrestler Bajrang Punia received Rs 1 crore each. Both the Deputy CMs — Dinesh Sharma, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Governor Anandiben Patel were also present in the event.