The Pakistan government has announced cash-reward for the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) medal winners including wrestlers. The Games were held in Nepal from December 1 to 10 in Nepal where Pakistan won 32 gold, 41 silvers and 60 bronze.
The longstanding criteria for medal winners in SA Games ensure Rs one million for gold medal winner, Rs half a million for silver medal winners and Rs quarter million for bronze medal winners.
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In all over Rs 10 million were distributed amongst 11 players who got cash prizes. These included Mohammad Inam Butt, Inayat Ullah, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Bilal, Umar Ahmad, Tayyab Raza, Zaman Anwar (all wrestlers) and Tayyab Aslam, Farhan Mehboob, Asem Khan and Amaad Fareed (Squash players-gold medalist in the team as well as an individual event).
Dr Fehmida Mirza, Minister for IPC/President PSB distributed cheques among 11 players of Pakistan wrestling and squash teams in two different sessions.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for IPC Dr Fehmida Mirza congratulated players on their achievements and the said that Ministry wanted to host a ceremony at the national level by inviting the Honorable Prime Minister as the ‘Chief Guest’, however, due to current Covid-19 pandemic the situation, the cash awards were distributed among the winners by inviting them in small batches. She added that the federal government was fully aware of sportspersons problems.
Secretary generals from both the federations (wrestling and squash) assured their full support to the government and opined that without the necessary patronage of the government, the federations would not be able to achieve their objectives.
