The Ministry of Defence today rewarded Defence Forces athletes by giving away 12 lakh rupees for each gold medal, 7 lakh rupees for each silver medal and five lakh rupees for each bronze medal.Giving away the cheques to the medalist in a ceremony in New Delhi on Friday, Defence Minister Mr. A.K. Antony also announced out of turn promotion to each medal winner.AIR correspondent reports that the armed forces brought laurels to the country by bagging 10 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze out of 101 total medals won by the Indian participants in the 19th edition of commonwealth games.Congratulating the winners, the Defence Minister expressed hope that Defence forces athletes would better their record in 5th Military World Games to be held in Brazil next year. Mr. Antony said this will be an ideal preparation for 2012 London Olympics. The Ministry of Defence has already allocated 50 crore rupees for Mission Olympics.