Cash bonanza for armed forces CWG medal winners
By IANSFriday, October 15, 2010
NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday announced a cash bonanza of Rs.12 lakh for each of the gold medal winning armed forces sportspersons, Rs.7 lakh for those who won silver and Rs.5 lakh to the bronze medal winners at the just concluded 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG).
The armed forces sportspersons have won 25 medals — 10 gold, seven silver and eight bronze — out of India’s total tally of 101. There were 50 sportspersons drawn from the three services who competed in 10 Games events.
Antony commended the contribution of the armed forces in making the Commonwealth Games a success.
Besides participating in the competitions, the services were involved in the day-to-day management of the Queen’s baton relay during its over 100-day journey across the country.
Armed forces bands participated in the opening and closing ceremonies, and flag hoisting during the medal presentations.
Indian Army engineers also built in record time a footbridge near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after an under-construction footbridge near the main venue of the Oct 3-14 sporting event collapsed barely days ahead of the sporting gala.
