CM Nitish Kumar felicitates athletes, para-athletes at Sportstar Focus Bihar Conclave
CM Nitish Kumar felicitates athletes, para-athletes at Sportstar Focus Bihar Conclave
Nitish Kumar, the honourable Chief Minister of Bihar, felicitated athletes and para-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective disciplines at the Sportstar Focus Bihar Conclave held at Taj City Centre here on Friday.
The players who were felicitated included Paralympic silver medallist Deepa Malik, Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, double Olympic bronze medallist P.R. Sreejesh, double Paralympic medallist Sharad Kumar, six-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan and head coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, Harendra Singh.
The sporting stars were honoured with a shawl and a cased silver fish.
As per Sportstar Conclave tradition, two special awards were bestowed from the State. Decathlete Jai Prakash Singh won the Unsung Champion award and teenage chess talent Md. Reyan bagged the Young Achiever honour. Both were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each.
