Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday felicitated the Indian Hockey teams that scripted history with their brilliant performances at Tokyo Olympics. Patnaik announced that Odisha would continue to sponsor th Indian Hockey teams, for another 10 years. The CM felicitated women’s team captain Rani Rampal and Men’s team captain Manpreet Singh. Each player was awarded Rs 10 lakh and each support staff Rs 5 lakh. As a token of regards, each team gifted the CM a framed jersey autographed by players. “You made us all so proud with your spirited fight at Tokyo. These were deeply emotional moments for India to witness revival of Indian hockey. For nearly four decades, hockey fans had been yearning to see India grab a medal at the Olympics,” Patnaik said. “I believe Odisha and Hockey are destined to become synonymous. We will continue our partnership with Hockey India. Odisha will support Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years. This will herald a new era of Indian Hockey and bring back the glory to nation.” he said. Patnaik also gave away 13 awards. In men’s team, Harmanpreet Singh won with maximum number of goals scored. PR Sreejesh won with maximum number of goals saved. Nilakanta Sharma won with maximum number of goal assists. Rupinder Pal Singh won with maximum number of defensive tackles and Harmanpreet Singh and Amit Rohidas won with maximum interceptions in the midfield. In Women’s team, Gurjit Kaur and Vandana Katariya won with maximum number of goals scored. Savita Punia won with maximum number of goals saved. Rani Rampal and Navneet Kaur jointly won with maximum number of goal assists, Deep Grace Ekka won with maximum number of defensive tackles and P Sushila Chanu with maximum interceptions in midfield.Each player was awarded Rs 5 lakh.Indian Olympic Association president Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra was also felicitated byCM, who too felicitated Odia doctor Col Bibhu Kalyan Nayak who was appointed as first Indian FIH Medical Officer for Tokyo Olympics.“The team and I are very happy to be present here today as we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Odisha Government for supporting our team,” said Captain Rani Rampal. Captain Manpreet Singh, shared, “This Bronze Medal may have been won by us as players, but in truth it equally belongs to India, a gift from Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaikji whose vision and constant encouragement helped us achieve our dream of winning an Olympic medal after 41 years,” Earlier in day, the teams arrived to a rousing welcome at airport here by fans and sportspersons. They were received by Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey,