Olympics 2024: Cash award of Rs 1 crore for each of Punjab players in bronze winning Hockey teamPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann made the announcement after India beat Spain 2-1. 
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Indian players celebrate after winning the men's hockey bronze medal match against Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Colombes, France, Thursday.
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The Punjab government on Thursday announced that it will give a cash award of Rs 1 crore to each hockey player from the state, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympic Games.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann made the announcement after India beat Spain 2-1, clinching a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Spain, giving veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh a fitting farewell.