NEW DELHI: The Haryana government has promised cash awards for athletes hailing from the state who won medals at the just concluded Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Of the 66 medals that India took home from this edition of the Commonwealth Games, athletes from Haryana won 22, including nine Gold, six Silver and seven Bronze.
State Sports Minister Anil Vij announced on Sunday that Gold medallists would get cash awards of Rs 15 million, Silver winners Rs 7.5 million and those winning Bronze Rs 5 million.