Bihar CM felicitates Olympians, Paralympic athletes

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presenting the Sportstar Younger Achiever Award to Mohd Reyan throughout the Sports activities Conclave focus Bihar at Patna on January 24, 2025..
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar felicitated athletes and para-athletes for his or her achievements and contributions to their respective sporting disciplines, throughout the Sportstar Focus Bihar Conclave held on the Taj Metropolis Centre in Patna on Friday (January 24, 2025).

The gamers felicitated included Paralympic silver medallist Deepa Malik, Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh, double Olympic bronze medallist P.R. Sreejesh, double Paralympic medallist Sharad Kumar, six-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan, and Indian ladies’s hockey workforce head coach Harendra Singh.

The sporting stars had been honoured with a scarf and a cased silver fish.

As per the Sportstar Conclave custom, two particular awards had been bestowed on athletes from the State. Decathlete Jai Prakash Singh gained the Unsung Champion award and teenage chess expertise Md. Reyan bagged the Younger Achiever honour. Each had been awarded a money prize of ₹50,000 every.