NRAI Felicitates Paris Olympic Medallists Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale, Sarabjot Singh; Gives Cash Awards

New Delhi: The Us of a wide Rifle Association of India (NRAI) launched cash awards for Paris Olympics bronze medallists shooters Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh for the time of a felicitation programme on Friday. Manu, who grew to be the basic Indian publish Independence to win two medals in a single Olympic Video games, converted into awarded Rs 45 lakh for her exploits in the French capital, Kusale converted into given Rs 30 lakh for winning a landmark man or ladies bronze in the fellows’s 50m rifle three positions experience, while Sarabjot obtained Rs 15 lakh for winning a bronze in the 10m air pistol blended team alongside with Manu.

Manu also claimed a bronze in the ladies’s 10m air pistol experience to emerge because the basic lady shooter from India to win an Olympic medal. The ceremony converted into attended with the aid of the total Indian taking snap shots squad for the Paris Olympics. Even as the medallists obtained cash awards, the a kind of members of the squad had been honoured with mementos with the aid of the NRAI, the recreation’s governing physique in the usa.

Additionally existing on the get together had been Olympic Council of Asia President Randhir Singh, NRAI chief Kalikesh Singh Deo and London Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang, who converted into also the Indian contingent’s chef-de-mission at the Paris Video games.

The lend a hand physique of individuals that built-in Dr. Pierre Beauchamp, Excessive Performance Director, Thomas Farnik, abroad rifle educate, Munkhbyar Dorjsuren, abroad pistol educate, Samresh Jung, usa wide pistol educate 10m, and Manoj Kumar, usa wide rifle educate 50m, had been also felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh every.

Singh Deo cited, “Our shooters and coaches and the total lend a hand physique of persons have done the usa proud. They've proven that they are second to none on this recreation, which just won't ever be any suggest fulfillment. They deserve the total accolades and awards that they are getting and we are optimistic that this necessary efficiency will herald a organization new wave of taking snap shots capabilities from across India.

Congratulations are also so as for the total team at NRAI, who've labored so elaborate to ship beneath immense stress.
“The fairness of our Olympic plans, the intense-necessary efficiency lend a hand furnished and ensuring that the great shooter in the great form is picked for the Video games, have all mixed accurately on this success. The need arises rightly be beaming with satisfaction.”

He also thanked the authorities and all concerned authorities for their aid make organized the shooters for the Video games. “Of route, it will have never been workable devoid of the vivid lend a hand and training that we gather from the SAI, the Ministry of Sports movements and from absolutely the fitting echelons of the Authorities of India.”