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Lovely Professional University Announces Rs 25 Lakh Reward For Vinesh Phogat

By IANS News August 07, 2024 • 20:54 PM View: 270

The Lovely Professional University: The Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for its student Vinesh Phogat, the ace wrestler who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics hours before her gold medal match after she failed to clear the weigh-in in the 50 kg category.

Phogat is studying MA in Psychology at the university in Jalandhar.

The university had reserved the money for its silver medal-winning student-athletes at the Paris Olympics. The cash award has been announced for Phogat despite her disqualification from the Games, denying her a medal.

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