4 years on, Haryana Olympians await cash awards

ROHTAK: The Indian Olympic contingent has even reached Tokyo, yet Haryana’s top players on the team have still not received the four-year-due cash awards under the state’s sports policy for their past show.
Rajender Malik, father of Olympic wrestler Sonam Malik of Sonipat, said it was tough for the family to support a daughter who was one of the country’s medal hopes in 2021. “The state government gave the Olympic qualifiers Rs 5 lakh but the cash award is unpaid,” he said. Sonam Malik qualified for the Olympics by beating Rio’s bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and her due prize for last year is abour Rs 25 lakh.
Dharamvir Malik, father of wrestler Anshu Malik of Jind, said the family had scurried in vain for the pending cash award of Rs 20 lakh, roughly. Sonam is a medal hope in the 62-kilogram category and Anshu Malik in 57kg. Vijender Panghal, father of world number one boxer Amit Panghal of Rohtak, said the family must have pleaded at many levels and, every time, got assurances that prize was coming. He said: “We are told that new sports director, IPS officer Pankaj Nain, is making personal efforts to expedite the process.”
Ram Kishan Bhaker, father of ace shooter Manu Bhaker, said: “After winning more than 20 international medals, she is made to wait for her reward. It’s due for years and we hope it comes after the Olympics at least.” Sandeep Punia, who qualified for 20km race walking in Tokyo, has written to the deputy sports director about the department’s “deliberate objection” to his application for cash awards, out of “game’s politics”.
Sources said barring the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asiad, the awards are due for all events such as Asian and world championships, and the cadet tournaments in wrestling. One of the parents of a Tokyo-bound Olympian told TOI: “The cash awards are a big motivation to the athletes and their families who go to their maximum limit to take them to this level. Awards before the Olympics would have given us confidence that the sports policy is no only on the paper but also on the ground.”
Gajender Phogat, Haryana chief minister’s officer on special duty for publicity, who had visited the families of many Tokyo-bound athletes, confirmed that they had asked about the cash awards. He has asked them to wait “a little more”.
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