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Cash rewards for Special Olympics Bharat athletes participated in World Winter Games in 2011

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today announced cash rewards for Special Olympics Bharat athletes who participated in the World Winter Games in Athens in 2011.At a felicitation ceremony organised by the Delhi Government at the Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi, the Delhi CM announced cash awards of Rs 5 lakhs, Rs 3 lakhs and Rs 2 lakhs given for the gold, silver and bronze medal winners.Special Olympics Bharat had sent a contingent of 184 athletes to the Games in Athens. The team participated in 12 disciplines and returned with a rich haul of 243 medals.Of these, 22 athletes were from Delhi and came back after winning a total of 10 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals.

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