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Indian hockey team's veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has done many such feats which seemed impossible. The way he has shown his game in Paris Olympics 2024 was worth watching. Due to his excellent performance, Team India was successful in winning the bronze medal. In such a situation, now the Kerala government has announced to honor Sreejesh with Rs 2 crore.
In fact, the Kerala government on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 2 crore for PR Sreejesh, who played a key role in the team's second consecutive medal win at the Paris Olympics. According to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office, the decision in this regard was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. It said, “PR Sreejesh, who was a member of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, will be given a cash reward of Rs 2 crore.”
Let us tell you that Sreejesh played an important role in helping the Indian hockey team win its second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympic Games. The Harmanpreet Singh-led team defeated Spain 2-1 to win a historic bronze medal, this is their second consecutive Olympic medal, they won their last Olympic medal 52 years ago.
Sreejesh had already announced that he would retire after the Paris Olympics. In such a situation, the bronze medal match against Spain in the Olympics was the last match of his career. In which he performed brilliantly and played an important role in getting a medal for India in hockey.