Telangana government has announced a cash prize of Rs 1 Cr to Hyderabadi badminton player PV Sindhu for winning the Silver medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics.Under the new sports policy announced by the TS govt. early this year, a gold medal winner at Olympics is entitled for a cash prize of Rs 2 crore, while a silver and bronze medal winner will get Rs 1 crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively. The cash prize to Sindhu is likely to be presented by TS Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao within few days.
Congratulatory messages are pouring in from all the corners after Sindhu’s historic win. Minister for Information Technology KT Rama Rao took to Twitter to congratulate Sindhu and her coach Gopichand by writing, “It ain’t a loss @Pvsindhu1 when you’ve just won a billion hearts & possibly created a generation of hopeful Olympic champs, cheers Gopi. Thanks @Pvsindhu1 & Gopi for making all of us proud. Amazing display of skills & grit. A grand welcome awaits you in Hyderabad.”
Sindhu has become the first and youngest Indian woman to win a silver medal the Olympics.
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