Lovely Professional University (LPU) announced on Thursday that the university has awarded ₹2.5 crore in cash prizes for its students who represented India at the Paris Olympics.
A statement from the university said the event held within its campus welcomed 14 of the 24 Olympians, including star wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh.
LPU honoured Vinesh, who was disqualified just before the gold medal fight due to being 100 grams overweight, with a cash prize of ₹25 lakhs.
Ashok Kumar Mittal, Rajya Sabha MP and founder chancellor of LPU, hailed Vinesh as “Balali ki Jwalamukhi” and pledged to sponsor 100 promising female athletes in her honour.
Vinesh hails from Balali in Haryana.
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Mittal spoke about the introduction of a chapter dedicated to Vinesh in the LPU Physical Education syllabus.
The ceremony coincided with National Sports Day and featured vibrant performances and heartfelt tributes from other students, the statement said.
Mittal expressed his excitement at the return of the athletes, emphasising LPU’s commitment to nurturing talent.
“We are dedicated to empowering our students to shine on the world stage.”
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During the ceremony, Vinesh, a student of LPU, said, “If you want to be a winner like me, then you have to be crazy about sports like me.
The players who were honoured on Thursday at the LPU campus included hockey players Harmanpreet, Singh, Mandeep Singh, Hardik, Shamsher Singh (BA), Gurjant Singh (MBA), boxers Lovlina Borgohain (BA), Preeti (B.Sc), Jaismine Lamboria (B.Ed), wrestlers Vinesh (MA), Antim Panghal, Anshu Malik (MA), shooter Arjun Singh Cheema (MA), track and field athletes Kiran Pahal (BA), Vikash Singh, Balraj Panwar (BBA), the release said.
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The remaining eight Olympians, including Paris Games silver medallist Neeraj Chopra, are expected to visit their alma mater next month, he said.
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