International archery players Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das met Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday at Project Building Secretariat in Jharkhand. Both the players shared the experiences of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 held recently with the Chief Minister.
They thanked the Chief Minister for the cooperation being provided by the State Government to thesports talents.
In the course of the meeting, archery player Deepika Kumari told the Chief Minister that she will try to do her best to bring laurels to Jharkhand and the country in the upcoming sports competition.
The CM lauded the archery players for their excellent performance in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
He said there is always winning and losing in the game. The Chief Minister asked Deepika to work hard to continue making the State and the country proud with her achievements.
The CM said our Government has formulated a better sports policy to promote sports in Jharkhand.
“Direct appointment of players has also been done under the sports policy. The State Government is committed to provide better and modern facilities to the players here. The players of Jharkhand should illuminate the name of the State with their performance in the world, for this purpose the State Government is providing all the facilities needed to the players,” he said.
The CM asked Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das to keep increasing the honour and respect of the State in the country and the world with their performance.
He told Deepika Kumari that it is a matter of pride for the State that she has come so far in the sport of archery. The CM said our thinking is that the players here should perform as much as possible in the track in which they play. Everything related to the players has been taken care of in the sports policy.
On the occasion, the CM honoured both the international archery players Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das and their family members Shiv Narayan Mahato and Geeta Devi by presenting shawls.
State Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh and Secretary to Chief Minister Vinay Kumar Choubey were present on the occasion.