Wrestler Sushil Kumar is Delhi's new brand ambassador
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Olympic silver medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar was Friday announced as Delhi's new brand ambassador. He was appointed by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung.
Mr. Jung honoured sportspersons from Delhi who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. At a function at the Delhi Secretariat to felicitate Delhi heroes, Mr. Jung said, “I have been told the sports budget of the Delhi Government is around Rs. 22 crore. For this financial year, the budget will be doubled. If he agrees, I also declare Sushil Kumar as the brand ambassador of Delhi.”
Sushil Kumar accepted the proposal saying “he is a product of Delhi”. Mr. Jung felicitated six wrestlers and two shooters from the city, who won medals at Glasgow. While gold medalists Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, and Amit Dahiya received a cash reward of Rs. 14 lakh, silver medalists Bajrang Kumar, Rajiv Tomar and Shreyashi Singh were felicitated with a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh. The Lt. Governor also handed over a cash award of Rs. 6 lakh to bronze medalists Manvjit Singh Sandhu and Pawan Kumar.