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Bihar Government Honours Indian Women’s Hockey Team On Asian Champions Trophy Triumph
Asian Champions Trophy: Celebrating the title triumph of the Indian women’s hockey team in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024, the Bihar government has announced a significant cash award for the players and support staff.
Each player in the squad will receive Rs 10 lakh in recognition of their outstanding performance at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium during the course of the tournament. In addition to this, chief coach Harendra Singh was rewarded with Rs 10 lakhs while the rest of the support staff received Rs 5 lakh each, Hockey India informed in a release on Wednesday.
India secured the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against China in the final here on Wednesday. Deepika’s decisive back-handed strike in the third quarter proved to be the difference, as the hosts defended their lead resolutely to claim their second consecutive title.
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