Amritsar: After bringing laurels to the country in the Tokyo Olympics, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday gave an award of Rs 1 crore to the Indian men’s hockey team for winning the bronze medal in the Olympics.
11 players of the men’s and women’s hockey national teams were accorded a rousing welcome upon their arrival at the Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International airport in Amritsar and later they visited the Golden Temple to pay their obeisance .
SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur also announced and said that other players who are participating individually in the Olympics will also be awarded Rs 5 lakh each.
“We all are proud of the Indian hockey as the medal had come after 41 years,” she said.
“The medal in hockey has come after a gap of 41 years. We are proud of the Indian team,” she said and added that the team would soon pay obeisance at
“We will also open academies for training youngsters for civil services exams in,” said the SGPC president.