Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday congratulated Boxing World Cup Gold Medalist, Amit Panghal and gave his blessings for an Olympic medal victory, saying the youth of the state should take inspiration from Panghal and work hard for achieving a bright future.
Panghal met the Chief Minister at his residence before leaving for the Olympic camp and promised to win an Olympic medal.
While hoping that World’s Ace ranking boxer will bring glory to Haryana by winning an Olympic medal, the Chief Minister also asked about his preparations and practice.
The Chief Minister said the State Government has increased the honorarium given to winners of the State Sports and Adventure Sports Awards and such schemes will continue to be implemented in the future as well.
The boxer said that he will go to Bangalore along with his personal coach, Anil Dhankhar where he will work on the specifics of boxing till the proposed Tokyo Olympics.