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Ioa felicitates cwg 2022 medallists, gives cash awards

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association( I O A) on Saturday felicitated the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games medal lists and presented them with cash awards at a function here.

The gold medal lists were awarded a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh each while the silver and bronze winners got Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh, respectively.

The event was at ended by IOA acting president Anil Khanna, secretary general Rajeev Mehta, treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey and India’s chef de mission of the Birmingham Games Rajesh Bhandhari among others. During the function, IOA secretary general congratulated Indian athletes, who bagged a rich haul of 61 medals 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze - to finish fourth in the standings.

“I take this opportunity to congratulate all our medallists for bringing glory to India with a combined haul of 61 medals, despite shooting, one of our top medal-yielding sports, not being part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games,” said Mehta.

“I would also like to thank all the coaches and support staff members for the hard work they put in behind the scenes to prepare our athletes for these games, and the io a is delighted to see their hard work come to fruition,” he added.

Meanwhile, both IOA acting president and secretary general also reiterated their stance on making a case for having shooting and wrestling included in the final sports programme of the next edition of the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in the Australian state of Victoria in 2026.

“I have already writen to( the national federation s of) wrestling as well as shooting. Shooting has already confirmed that the international federation is already following up the mater with the CWG. The wrestling federation had already been informed[ that] the president of the CWG has already taken up the mater. By 30th September, a view will be taken,” said Khanna.

The IOA officials also addressed the concerns raised recently by the International Olympic Commitee (IOC) regarding the IOA’S internal affairs.

Before the function, the officials also met the Indian women’s cricket team - Commonwealth Games debutants and Birmingham 2022 silver medallists. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, coach Ramesh Powar and manager Maroof Fajandar were among the members of the cricketing touring party who interacted with the IOA officials.

Meanwhile, Indian women’s hockey team forward Jyoti has credited seniors for guiding her in crunch moments at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, where Savita Punia led side ended a 16-year medal drought at the quadrennial event.

The women’ s team returned to India on August 9 ater clinching a memorable bronze at CWG 2022. The medal was a poignant achievement for Jyoti because it was her maiden appearance at the illustrious mega sporting event.

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