Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 13 -- The Kerala government will honour its Malayali athletes with cash awards who won medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

Keralam Sports Minister OJ Janeesh on Thursday said that the decison was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday.

While speaking to reporters, O J Janeesh said, "Kerala has decided to honour Malayali athletes who won medals at the Commonwealth Games. The Cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to award Rs 20 lakh each to Murali Sreeshankar, who won a silver medal in the long jump, and para-athlete Mohammed Basil, who won silver in the men's 100 metres," he said.

"A cash award of Rs 20 lakh each will also be given to Divi Bijesh, who won the Under-12 World Chess Championshi...