Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakhs for boxer Simranjit Kaur, who recently qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said that Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi accompanied by Simranjit and her family members met Amarinder.
The Chief Minister had assured that the State Government would extend all possible support and cooperation to her in the future too. Sodhi also assured that the Sports Department would provide her a suitable government job as per her eligibility.
The 24-year-old Simranjit, who hails from Chakar in Ludhiana district, had secured her Olympic quota on March 9 after advancing to the semi-final of Asian/Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan.
She had won a bronze medal in Junior Women Championship held in 2013, bronze medal in senior World Championship in 2018 and silver medal in Asian Boxing Championship in 2019.
With PTI Inputs