Paswan announces rewards for Olympic medallists

Rewards were also showered on grappler Sushil Kumar and shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won a bronze and a gold in the men’s 66 kg freestyle wrestling and 10m air rifle event respectively.

While Sushil will be given a sum of Rs 25 lakh, Bindra will be rewarded Rs 15 lakh on behalf of Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

“Two years back we had initiated a process of promoting the budding sportsmen of the country every year and we have stood by Sushil, who apart from being a wrestler is also a railway employee,” said Paswan, who is in Jamshedpur for a health camp organised by the SAIL.