The Haryana government announced a cash reward and a government job for wrestler Bajrang Puniya for winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announed a cash reward of Rs 2.5 crore to Mr Puniya for winning the medal in his Olympic debut after outwitting Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov in the play-off.
Mr Puniya has become the sixth Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics - the country's seventh medal overall in Olympics wrestling.
Congratulating Mr Puniya for his win, Mr Khattar said he not only won the medal but also won the heart of the whole country.
#Tokyo2020 में कांस्य पदक जीतने पर म्हारे पहलवान @BajrangPunia को बहुत बहुत बधाई।
आपने कुश्ती के अखाड़े में अपने शानदार दाँव लगाकर मेडल तो जीता ही साथ ही देश का दिल भी जीत लिया। #Cheer4Indiapic.twitter.com/b0YWSDMcIV
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) August 7, 2021Earlier, Mr Khattar had tweeted a photo of him watching the wrestling match.
मुख्यमंत्री श्री @mlkhattar पहलवान @BajrangPunia का कांस्य पदक के लिए कुश्ती का मुकाबला देखते हुए। pic.twitter.com/29IUn7jAXr
— CMO Haryana (@cmohry) August 7, 2021On Friday, Mr Khattar announced to give Rs 10 lakh each to all the players from Haryana who participated in Tokyo Olympics.
