Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh each for the seven athletes from Odisha who will be participating in the Asian Para Games in China’s Hangzhou.
Among these seven athletes is paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat, a badminton player. In the previous edition of the Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Bhagat secured a bronze in men’s doubles.
The others are track & field athlete Jayanti Behera, visually impaired chess player Soundarya Kumar Pradhan, and wheelchair fencing players Rakhal Kumar Sethi, V Ramesh Rao, Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray and Pujaswini Nayak.
Patnaik said, “We are immensely proud of our para-athletes who have worked tirelessly to qualify for the prestigious Asian Para Games.”
“The para-athletes are a testimony to human spirit and determination,” he said, wishing the Indian contingent for success in the games that will begin October 22.
PTI