Haryana Government has given away Rs 2.03 crore as cash prizes to 51 wrestlers, who participated in different rounds and league contests during the freestyle wrestling ‘Bharat Kesri Dangal’
organised in Gurgaon from March 21 to 23.
Besides, 346 kilogram Vita desi ghee was given away to all participants, said Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij
on Friday.
He said that prizes worth Rs 1.96 crore were given away to the wrestlers who bagged the first eight positions in the Dangal.
Apart from this, the Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation gave away 21 kg desi ghee to each of the wrestlers bagging the top three spots, 11 kg each to the five wrestlers bagging the fourth to eighth positions and 5 kg each to the other wrestlers. The Sports Minister said that Mausam Khatri, who bagged the top spot in the Dangal, was awarded with the title of ‘Bharat Kesri’ and cash prize of Rs 1 crore.
Vij added that 42 rounds and 12 league contests were held during the Dangal.
Cash prizes amounting to Rs 7,23,800 were given
away for 54 contests in the first phase. In the first round, 18 wrestlers were given away Rs 1,27,800. Similarly, cash prizes amounting to
Rs 1.76 lakh and Rs 1.68 lakh were given away to 16 wrestlers in the second round and eight wrestlers in the third round.
The 12 wrestlers who participated in league contests were awarded Rs 21,000 each, he added.