Tejinder and Harmilan won gold medals in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship

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Chandigarh: Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has congratulated athletes Tejinder Pal Singh Toor and Harmilan Bains who won gold medals in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and the Indian women’s badminton team, which became champions for the first time in the Asian Championships.

In the ongoing Asian Indoor Athletics Championship in Tehran, Punjab’s athlete Tejinder Pal Singh Toor won gold medals in shot put and Harmilan Bains in 1500 meters. Tejinder Toor also created a new national record by throwing the shot 19.72 meters. In his illustrious sports career, Toor has already won gold medals twice in the Asian Games and thrice in the Asian Championships. Harmilan, who won the gold medal in 1500m with a timing of 4.29.55, had won two silver medals in the Asian Games last year.

On the other hand, in the Badminton Asian Team Championship in Malaysia, the Indian women’s badminton team won the gold medal by defeating Thailand 3-2 in the final. Indian women’s team has won the Asian Championship for the first time. Tanvi Sharma of Punjab is a member of this team.

Congratulating the winning players, Sports Minister Meet Hayer said that it is a matter of pride for Punjab that our players are continuously getting good results in the field of sports. On the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab has made such a sports policy that the players are being given cash to prepare for international level competitions and the players are also getting cash rewards. He said that this year is most important for the players because the Olympic Games are to be held in Paris in the month of August. Every player from Punjab going to participate in the Olympics will get Rs 15 lakh for preparation.

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