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SportsPosted at: Feb 15 2021 12:18AM


Haryana govt supporting players at every step: Sandeep

Chandigarh, Feb 14 (UNI) Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh said here on Sunday that persistent efforts are being made to ensure that maximum number of players from the state qualify Olympics to be held in Tokyo this year.

Mr Sandeep congratulated Rahul and Sandeep Kumar from Bahadurgarh and Mahendragarh districts, who have qualified for the Olympic games in the Brisk Walk race.
He said that an advance of Rs five lakh will be given by the state government for the players, who have qualified Olympics.
Besides this, the government will provide other facilities to the players for the preparations in Olympics. He said that players should keep their spirits high and stay strong and give their best performance irrespective of winning or losing. Tipping the players he said that defeat can also be turned into victory through hard work.


He said that as per the instructions of the Chief Minister, the Sports department is making continuous efforts to ensure maximum participation of Haryana players in Tokyo Olympics this time.
He said that Rahul of Bahadurgarh and Sandeep of Mahendragarh districts have made excellent achievement for the state and country by qualifying for the Olympics.
Sandeep Punia, resident of Surehti Jakhal in Mahendragarh and Rahul Rohilla, resident of Indira Market, Bahadurgarh, have received the Olympics quota by winning the 20 km Men's race in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 16 seconds and 1 hour, 20 minutes, 26 seconds, respectively during the National Open Race Walking Competition held at Ranchi.

Both the players have been selected for the Tokyo Olympics.
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