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IOA to give Rs 25 lakh reward to PV Sindhu after winning bronze in Olympics

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India’s daughters did a great job in Tokyo Olympics. India has so far won 2 medals in the Olympics and both are won by women. And now Indian boxer Lovlina has also confirmed the third medal in women’s boxing. On the opening day of the Olympics,  Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting, and then this Sunday, PV Sindhu defeated a Chinese player to win the bronze medal in badminton. Star badminton player Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win two medals in the Olympics by winning a bronze medal and the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In the bronze medal match on Sunday, PV Sindhu defeated Chinese player Bingjiao 21-13, 21-15 in straight sets. With this victory of PV Sindhu, the whole country is celebrating. On his achievement, many big leaders and stars including President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur gave their best wishes.

After this victory of Sindhu, the rain of prizes has also started on her. In fact, the Indian Olympic Association had already announced that in the Olympics, 75 lakhs to the gold medalist, 40 lakhs to the silver medalist and 25 lakhs to the bronze medal winner. Now IOA will present a prize money of Rs 25 lakh to India’s star female shuttler PV Sindhu. Apart from IOA, the Government of India and many state governments can also announce a reward for PV Sindhu.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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