CM honours meritorious players

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Shimla, Dec 28 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh honoured Samresh Jang, Vijay Kumar and Anuja Jang for their performance in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games-2006 today.

Mr Singh, presented a draft of Rs 30 lakh to Samresh Jang for winning five gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Rs 10 lakh to Vijay Kumar for winning two gold medals and Rs eight lakh to Anuja Jang for winning one gold and one silver medals.

At a function held at Dharamshala, Mr Singh praised the players for excellent performance in the Melborne Commonwealth Games-06 and said the players were honoured as per the announcement made by him during the Vidhan Sabha Session held in March.

As per the announcement, the winner of gold medal was to be given Rs five lakh, silver medal Rs three lakh and bronze medal Rs two lakh.

Mr Singh said the government was committed to promote sports activities and players were being provided required facilities. The state government was striving hard to hone the players by providing basic sports facilities in the schools and would continue to honour all players who performed well and won medals in important international events.

Mr Samresh Jang, who has won 38 gold, 21 silvers and eight bronze so far in various national sports events, has the distinction of winning 26 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze in different international events. He was also declared the best player of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

Mr Vijay Kumar has the credit of winning 24 gold, eight silver and 24 bronze in different national shooting events.

Anuja Jang, wife of Samresh Jang, bagged 17 gold, 12 silver and ten bronze medals in different national shooting events so far.

UNI XC JN DH HT1828

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