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The Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha today felicitated 26 sportspersons across seven different disciplines with a total cash awards of Rs 23,53,500 for winning medals or participating in different national and international competitions.
Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera presented the cash awards at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, in the presence of Sports Director Siddhartha Das. But according to information received from DSYS, the 26 athletes were given a total cash award of Rs 24,15,500.
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The recipients included members of the Odisha contingent that secured 11 medals at the recently concluded inaugural edition of the Khelo India Para Games. Among them, para-athlete Jayanti Behera received a total of Rs 3 Lakhs for her three gold medals.
Pankaj Bhue received a total of Rs 1.75 Lakhs for his haul of one gold and one silver, while Suchitra Parida received Rs 1 Lakh for her gold medal. Mangat Hembram and Arjun Bhatra were recognized with Rs. 50,000 each for winning bronze medals as well.
Para powerlifter, Gadadhar Sahu received Rs 1 Lakh for his gold medal, while his peers Chandan Kumar Behera and Deep Ranjan Bisoyee received Rs 50,000 each for winning bronze medals.
At the 14th World Body-building and Physique Sports Championships, Narayan Barik secured a silver medal and was awarded with Rs 7 lakhs for his accomplishment, while Amit Kumar Bhuyan received Rs 3 lakhs for attaining the bronze medal.
In the recently concluded Special Olympics Bharat, Sipra Priyadarshini shone in the roller-skating National championship, bagging two silver medals. She received Rs 40,000 for her achievements.
Mamali Singh and Ritu Majhi received Rs 41,500 each as members of the silver medal winning Indian team at the Asian Rugby U-18 Championships (Girls) in Chinese Taipei. Charan Hembram and Dharananda Biswai received Rs 5000 each for representing India at the Asian Rugby U-18 Championships (Boys).
Promising badminton prospect Pragati Parida was recognized with RS 13,500 and Rs 8,500 as she won a silver and bronze medal at the All India Ranking Junior U-19 Badminton Tournament 2023. For their performance in the same tournament, Visakha Toppo and Bapun Rout, who both won silver in different events, received Rs 13,500 and Rs 10,000 respectively.
At the 62nd Open National Championships 2023, Odia athletes shone bright. Pragyan P Sahu and Animesh Kujur received Rs 60,000 each for their individual golds. Furthermore, Lalu Prasad Bhoi, DM Jayaram, Aryan Ekka and Amiya Kumar Mallick were given Rs 20,000 each for winning silver in the 4x100m relay.
Odisha footballers A Siba Prasad and Raja Harijan received Rs 50,000 each for helping India triumph at the SAFF U-19 Football Championships 2023.
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TOP: Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera felicitates para athlete Jayanti Behera in the presence of Sports Director Siddhartha Das in Bhubaneswar on 18 December 2023.
RIGHT: Bodybuilding World championship medal winners Narayan Barik (Left) and Amit Kumar Bhuyan pose with their trophies at the cash award function in Bhubaneswar on 18 December 2023.
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