Haryana has bagged the first position by winning 102 medals, including 38 gold medals in under-17, Khelo India School Games organised by Government of India in New Delhi from January 31 to February 8.
The competition was participated by 35 States and Union Territories.
While congratulating the players, Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on Sunday said their victory has brought laurels to the State. As many as 408 players from Haryana had participated in these games of which 304 players participated individually and 104 in different teams. While 32 per cent players won medals in individual performance, 68 per cent won medals in team events.
Vij said the players had bagged maximum of 14 gold medals, 12 silver and 10 bronze in wrestling. Similarly, 10 gold medals, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals were won in boxing, five gold, two silver and six bronze medals were bagged in judo, five gold, three silver and three bronze medals in athletics, one gold, two silver and two bronze in archery, one each gold, silver and bronze in shooting, one silver and two bronze in swimming and one bronze in badminton.
Apart from this, Girls Football and Hockey teams bagged gold medal,
Girls Basketball Team bagged silver and Kabbadi Teams of both girls and boys bagged one bronze medal each, he added.
The Minister added the State Government has already announced cash awards for the winning players. Cash award of Rs 60,000 will be given away to each player who has bagged first position in these games.
Cash award of Rs 40,000 will be given away for winner of second position and Rs 30,000 for winner of third position. Similarly, each player of a team will get Rs 30,000 for bagging first position, Rs 20,000 for second position and Rs 15,000 for third position, he added.