Delhi to give Rs.2 crore to Sushil Kumar
August 16th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday decided to increase the cash reward for London Olympics silver medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar from Rs.1 crore to Rs.2 crore.
“We have decided to increase the cash reward for Sushil Kumar from Rs.1 crore to Rs.2 crore,” said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after a cabinet meeting.
Sushil became India’s only individual back-to-back Olympics medallist.
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