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Himachal Pradesh Govt Raises Cash Reward For Women's Kabaddi Asian Games Winners

By IANS News October 05, 2026 • 20:02 PM View: 13

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu: The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday increased the cash reward for its women's Kabaddi winners at the recently concluded Asian Games, awarding three players Rs 1 crore each along with a government job.

The three Himachali players of the Indian women’s kabaddi team - Pushpa Rana, Jyoti Thakur and Bhawna Thakur - would be awarded prize money of at least 1 crore by the Himachal Pradesh government for their performance in the Aichi-Nagoya Games, where both women's and men's Kabaddi teams won gold medals.