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KCR Showers Praises & Prizes For CWG Champs; Promises The Best Sports Facilities

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao beaming with pride over the who of Hyderabadi sportspersons at the Glasgow Common Wealth Games, today stated that his Govt. will reshape Hyderabad with international standards to conduct the Commonwealth Games. The Government will encourage sports and games in the state in a big way with all possible support, he promised. He congratulated winners of medals in the CWG at the Secretariat. Those felicitated includes Badminton Coach P Gopichand, medalists and participants such as Saina Nehwal, Kasyap P, PV Sindu, Jwala Gutta, Gagan Narang, Aruna Reddy and  Sai Dathu. He announced Rs 50 lakhs to Badminton coachs Gopichand and Arifuddin. He also announced an award of Rs 50 lakh for Gold medallists, Rs 25 lakh for Silver and Rs 15 lakh for Bronze medal winners. Each participant will receive Rs 3 lakh. 

While showering praise on the athletes, KCR said he wishes for the design and development of a sports city around Hyderabad using local Telangana talent. He also said that the proposed sports city would be in a position to conduct inter-state, national and international level sports competitions every two months. The sports city would also be used for training programmes for the athletes.

Explaining that there would soon be a detailed meeting to discuss about the proposed sports city and on sports policy, he said that Hyderabad must set an example as a hub to develop talent.

KCR urged the central government to exempt Income Tax on these awards and announced that the players will be felicitated and receive the awards on August 15th, during Independence day celebrations.

The Chief Minister requested all the sports persons who met him to participate in the government promotional activities including the Comprehensive Household Survey across the State on August 19.  

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