Uttar Pradesh government&nbsp; felicitated the Tokyo Olympics medal winners&nbsp; and participants of Uttar Pradesh in a felicitation program held at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee- Ekana Stadium Lucknow .<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the presence of Governor Anandi Ben Patel and several ministers&nbsp; felicitated&nbsp; them with cash prizes.<br />''<br />''Over filled&nbsp; Ekana stadium was reverberated&nbsp; with claps and zeal when cash prize of rupees 2 crore was given&nbsp; to the gold medal winner Neeraj Copara for javelin throw. Rupees 1.50 crore was given&nbsp; to the silver medalist Ravi Dahiya.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and&nbsp; PV Sindhu were given rupees 1 crore for&nbsp; bronze medals. Whole&nbsp; Indian men's hockey team was also prized with rupees one crore each member.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 19, 2021 5:48 PM
Uttar Pradesh government felicitates Tokyo Olympics medal winners