Shri naveen patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore for the state’s Para-Badminton ace, Pramod Bhagat for outstanding performance at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China.

Bhagat clinched a gold medal on Friday in the para-badminton men’s singles SL3 event in the ongoing Asian Para Games. Bhagat secured the gold after a hard-fought victory against his peer Nitesh Kumar.

The gold medal is an addition to the reigning Paralympic champion’s already impressive haul at the competition which contains two bronze medals in the men’s doubles SL3-SL4 and the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 events respectively.