PSB release 24 million for Asiad medal winners
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sports Board on Friday released a bumper 24 million rupees for the medal winners of the last Asian Games which were held in Incheon, South Korea in September 2014.
In a landmark decision, the PSB released Rs 16 million for the national hockey team which won a silver medal at the Games with each of the sixteen players getting one million, Rs one million for bronze medallist boxer Mohammad Waseem, Rs one million for Wushu bronze medallist Maratib Ali and Rs 6 million for the twelve players of the national kabaddi team which also bagged a bronze medal.
Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2015
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Jun 28, 2015 06:27pm
This will at least realised the player that they play for their country not for Africa. Also a motivation for players as well.
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Jun 28, 2015 10:00pm
Good but delayed task. Should it take 2 years to release the money?
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Jun 28, 2015 10:25pm
@Javed :
~ 9 months!!!!!!. Asian games were held in 2014 (Sept) & we are in 2015, June (towards the end)!!!.
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