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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a special reward of Rs 4 crore for Amit Rohidas, a member of India's men's hockey team that won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Amit hails from Odisha.

CM Majhi also announced Rs 15 lakh each for all the players and Rs 10 lakh each for all the support staff of the Indian hockey team following historic feat.

Indian men's hockey team defeated Spain by 2-1 to clinch the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. This was the second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics for the Indian Men's Hockey team as they had also finished third at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.