Tokyo Olympics: Punjab renames 10 authorities faculties after India’s hockey stars

After money rewards, India’s hockey stars are being honoured with extra particular accolades. On Sunday, Punjab renamed as many as 10 state authorities faculties after Tokyo Olympics medal-winning hockey crew gamers.

Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla stated Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has permitted the renaming of the colleges after varied gamers of Punjab who had been a part of the Indian males hockey crew squad which received the bronze medal on the Tokyo Olympics.The minister stated the Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS), Mithapur, Jalandhar has been named after hockey crew captain Manpreet Singh.He stated the college will now be generally known as Olympian Manpreet Singh Government Senior Secondary School, Mithapur.The GSSS, Timmowal in Amritsar has been named after vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh who was the highest scorer within the Olympics for India with six targets. The college will now be generally known as Olympian Harmanpreet Singh GSSS, Timmowal.The Government Primary School, Mithapur, Jalandhar has been named as Olympian Mandeep Singh, he stated in an official assertion.The different faculties renamed embrace GSSS Attari, Amritsar, which is able to now be generally known as Olympian Shamsher Singh Government Senior Secondary School, Attari after the title of the midfielder.The Cabinet minister stated the Government Middle School, (Basic Girls), Faridkot has been named as Olympian Rupinderpal Singh Government Middle School.The Government Middle School. Khusropur, Jalandhar has been named after Olympian Hardik Singh whereas Government Primary School Khalaihara, Amritsar has been named as Olympian Gurjant Singh.The Government High School, Chahal Kalan, Gurdaspur has been named as Olympian Simranjit Singh Government High School Chahal Kalan, Gurdaspur.Singla stated there was a golden contribution of Punjab within the area of Indian sports activities and it has despatched the second largest contingent (after Haryana) in Olympics within the nation as 20 sportspersons had been from Punjab.Notably, the Indian males’s hockey crew rewrote historical past by claiming an Olympic medal after 41 years. A resolute Indian crew had defeated a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match within the Tokyo Olympics.The eight-time former gold-winners, which battled a heartbreaking stoop within the final 4 a long time, made the resurgence of the final couple of years rely in the easiest way attainable with an Olympic medal.