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Sunil, Sarita get big cheques

NEW DELHI: World cadet champion Sunil and women’s world champion Sarita Devi were the major beneficiaries as they were presented Rs. 11 lakh and Rs. 10 lakh respectively by the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill here on Friday.

Sunil got the biggest cheque for his gold medals in the World Cadet and Asian Cadet championships.

Eighteen boxers were presented cash awards for their medal-winning efforts in competitions ranging from the Commonwealth Games to the World Championship.

The Minister applauded the achievements of the boxers and lauded the efforts of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF). He assured that the government would extend all possible support to the players to motivate them further to excel in the international arena.

The recipients: Vijender (Rs. 8 lakh), Harpreet Singh (5 lakh), Paramjit Singh (3 lakh), Chotte Lal Yadav (3 lakh), Naoba Meitei (2 lakh); S. Santosh Singh (7 lakh), Parminder Singh (1 lakh), Sunil (11 lakh), Akshay Kumar (1 lakh), Dinesh Kumar (1 lakh), Manjeet Singh (60,000), Baljeet Singh (2 lakh), Suresh Kumar (1 lakh), Bhupender (80,000), Balwinder (80,000), Paramjit Sahota (2 lakh), N. Sarita Devi (10 lakh), Choto Loura (3 lakh). — Special Correspondent

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