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Other Govts should learn from Haryana, says Gagan Narang

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Press Trust of India Gohana (Haryana)
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

He called upon other state governments to follow the Haryana model. Narang was talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of State Level Felicitation function organized in Gohana today where cheques worth Rs. 6.65 crore were presented the four medal winners and 15 other Haryana players, for bringing laurels to the state in the Olympic games.

Narang said that he was feeling great to see the convergence of huge crowd to welcome the players. He said that he could not believe that these people had come to honour them.

On being asked about his future plans, he said that he wanted to set up a shooting academy in the State so that maximum number of shooters from Haryana could represent the country in the Olympic and other prestigious competitions and win medals for the country and the state.

He said that he was targeting 2016 and 2020 Olympics. Silver medalist Sushil Kumar praised the Haryana government's initiative and encouragement.

He said that the CM had honoured the players in Rai, Sonepat after the Beijing Olympics, which boosted their morale and the players were able to bring good results in London Olympics.

With today's function, the players had been further encouraged and he want to assure the people that they would bring more medals in the next Olympics for India and Haryana. MORE PTI VJ

  

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First Published: Aug 26 2012 | 8:05 PM IST

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