ONGC eyes Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics post CWG success

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

After the successful campaign at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, (ONGC) Limited has now set their sight on the 2018 and the Tokyo 2020.

Congratulating the sportspersons who represented at the CWG, ONGC said that all possible support will be provided so that ONGC sportspersons could bring laurels in the upcoming 2018 and the Tokyo 2020.

Shanker shared that ONGC has 171 active sportspersons on its rolls representing the country at international level.

Building of infrastructure, training in country and abroad, providing necessary kits and instruments, endowing scholarship support and sponsoring young talents to achieve the next level in their disciplines are important focus areas for ONGC.

Misra shared that these athletes have great potential and ONGC's aim is to groom them to compete at the highest level. Also, if the athletes perform well consistently, ONGC also offers them employment.

In the recently-held games, Ragala Venkat Rahul, who is on scholarship program with ONGC, won the Gold medal in men's 85kg

Pankaj Advani, 19-time World Billiards and Snooker Champion and a awardee, who is an employee of ONGC, congratulated the ONGC sportspersons for their achievement and hailed ONGC's support towards enhancing their quality of performance.

ONGC sportspersons are a happy lot. Ashwini Ponnappa, India's star women's doubles player, said that the support provided to her by ONGC over the years is extremely gratifying.

"This has helped me to win Gold medal and Bronze medal at the 2018", she said.

ONGCians won the Gold in Weightlifting, Heena Sidhu won Gold in women's 25 m air pistol and Silver in women's 10m air pistol event in the individual capacity, while in the team events, ONGC's Madhurika Patkar, Pooja Sahasrabudhe (Table Tennis - Women's team), A Amal Raj, G Sathiyen, Harmeet Desai (Table Tennis - Men's team), Ashwini Ponnappa, H S Prannoy, Pranaav and R Satwik Sai Raj (- Mixed Team) were part of the champion teams in the respective category. Desai and Sathiyen also bagged Silver (Men's Doubles TT) and Bronze (Mix doubles TT) respectively, while Ashwini Ponnappa and Sai Raj also bagged Bronze (Women's Doubles - Badminton) and Silver medal (Men's doubles - Badminton) respectively. Apurvi Chandela bagged the Bronze in women's 10m air rifle while Ankur Mittal shot to Bronze in the Men's double trap event.

ONGC has 40 national awardees in the organization (- one, Khel Ratna - one, - three, Arjuna -34 and Dhyanchand - one) as on date.

The of acknowledged ONGC's contribution to by conferring the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar in 2014.

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First Published: Thu, April 26 2018. 13:25 IST