Cash reward for Odia winners

Odisha govenrment has announced cash rewards for Odia athletes who win medals in the ongoing 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium here.
While gold medal winners will get a cash award of Rs seven lakh, the silver and bronze medalists will get Rs 5.5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh respectively, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Chandrasarathi Behera said.
He said special awards will also be conferred on athletes for breaking any records.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated Odia sprinter Dutee Chand, who bagged bronze in women's 100 sprint event.