Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday felicitated Delhi-based medal winners at the Commonwealth🦋 Games, 2022, at an event here on Fr🥀iday.
The event, hosted by the Delhi government's Directorate of Education and Sports of Delhi government, was also attended by Deputy Chief Min𓆏ister Manish Sisodia.
Kejr🐬iwal handed over incentive cheques to the seven medallists -- Ravi Dahiya, Pinki, Navne♈et Singh, Tulika Mann, Tejaswini Shankar, Pooja Gehlot and Rohit Tokas.
Rs 2.60 crore was also 💮disbursed amo♏ng the medal winners.
Delhi is making its mark in the country in sports. India won 61 🎐medals in the Commonwealth Games, of which sportspersons from Delhi won seven, Kejriꦚwal said in his address.
"Less than two per cent of the country's population 𓃲live in Delhi but we brought more than 10 per cent of the medals for the country. There is no dearth of talent in our country but sportspersons don't get facilities because of political interference. We changed this in Delhi," he claimed.
Normally, the selection body for sportspersons൩ is full of politicians and officers who have nothing to do with sports. The🅷 Delhi government has tried to end that in the city, he added.
The Delhi government has launched 'Play and Progress', 'Mission Excellence' and 'Cash Incentive Scheme' for sportspersons so that they do not face financial prob🍸lems, Kejriwal said.
In Delhi, sportspersons are selected on🍬ly on merit, Kejriwal said, and added that a sports uni💙versity that solely aimed at bringing more medals at international level had been set up.
"The way we 🍸have created a very good environment for education in government sch♔ools, similarly we are trying to create an conducive environment in sports," he added.
Sportspersons are feted on winning medals but the Delhi government helps them even when they are working hard to m൩ake a mark for themselves, Sisodia said.
Gold medal winning wrestler Ravi 🌜Dahiya and Pi🌌nki, who won gold in lawn bowl at the Commonwealth Games, were awarded Rs 50 lakh each. Silver medalist Navneet Singh (lawn bowl) was given Rs 40 lakh.
Tulika Mann (judo), Tejaswin Shankar (athletics0, Pooja Gahlot ( wrestling) and Rohitꦍ Tokas (boxing) were awarded Rs 30 lakh each for winning bronze.
- With PTI Input
