Summary
They won 21 medals at the Asian Games and 5 medals at the Commonwealth Games, making their state one of the best in India 🎉
The university leader thanked the athletes and promised more help for future games, even for the Olympic Games
Key Points
5 points1
University in Bhubaneswar gave a total of 2.5 crore Indian rupees to athletes
2
57 athletes won 21 medals at the Asian Games in Japan
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14 athletes won 5 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland
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Gold winners received 7 lakh Indian rupees, silver 5 lakh, bronze 3 lakh
5
One crore Indian rupee prize promised for future Olympic gold winners
New Words to Learn
13 wordsfelicitate
to celebrate someone with a special award
institute
a school or university
medal
a small metal prize for winning a competition
cash award
money given as a prize
Asian Games
a big sports competition for Asian countries
Commonwealth Games
a big sports competition for countries that were once part of the British Empire
represent
to play for a country or team
tally
the total number counted
infrastructure
the buildings and facilities that help people do things
accolades
praise and awards
Olympic Games
the world’s biggest sports competition held every four years
crore
10 million
lakh
100,000
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