Bhubaneswar: Odisha Olympic Association on Thursday said it will honour hockey players Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra for historic victory at the Tokyo Olympics.
Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra will receive a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each, as per the announcement by the OOA.
Earlier, Odisha Olympic Association had announced cash prize of Rs 5 for Gold medal winners, Rs 3 for Silver and Rs 1 lakh for Bronze winners at Tokyo Olympics.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had also announced the cash prize of Rs 6 crore for each participant from Odisha for winning Gold medal, Rs 4 crore for Silver medal and Rs 2.5 crore for Bronze medal.
Indian men’s hockey team today rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze.
