Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, while honouring the players of the Indian Hockey team on Tuesday, said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will soon hand over letters of appointment of Class I jobs to the state’s Olympic medal winning Hockey players.

Hayer said that the State Government will leave no stone unturned to make Punjab a leader in sports; and Punjab, known as the nursery of hockey, will continue to lead the country in this sport. He also sought suggestions from the players to further promote Hockey in the state.

The Sports Minister also took part in deliberations regarding strengthening the infrastructure of the Hockey and starting a Hockey league in the state.

“It is a matter of pride for Punjab that there are 10 players from the state including the team captain,” he said while wishing the players for this year’s Asian Games and next year’s Paris Olympics Games.

The captain of the Indian Hockey team, Harmanpreet Singh, assured the Sports Minister that in the coming competitions, they will make every effort to bring honour to the country and the State and improve their performance. Manpreet Singh, the midfielder of the team and the captain of India in the Olympic Games, thanked the Punjab Government for encouraging the players.

The Sports Minister honoured the Punjabi players who were part of the Indian hockey team, including captain Harmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Varun Kumar, Shamsher Singh, Krishna Pathak and Sukhjit Singh. On this occasion, Rupinder Pal Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh who won Olympic medals were also honoured.