LPU rewards 13 of its students who won Olympic Medals including Neeraj Chopra with INR 1.75 Crores

LPU rewards 13 of its students who won Olympic Medals including Neeraj Chopra with INR 1.75 Crores

(SUBHEAD) Jalandhar: Lovely Professional University (LPU) today felicitated 13 of its students including Neeraj Chopra and ten members of Indian Men’s Hockey Team for making India proud at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. While Neeraj Chopra was awarded Rs. 50 lakhs and a ‘Gold Javelin’ for winning the only Gold for India at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Manpreet Singh and nine other members of the Hockey Team received Rs 85 Lakhs. The gala ‘Honoring Ceremony’ was held at LPU campus today to celebrate the return of its Olympic Champions to their alma mater with the CEO of NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant as the Chief Guest.(MOREPIC1) 


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