Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Haryana government's objective is that no talented sportsperson of the state should lag behind due to lack of resources, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said after distributing Rs.24 crore prize money among 417 medal winners and participating players of National Games.

Haryana's players delivered an outstanding performance in the 38th National Games held in Uttarakhand. A total of 689 players from the state participated in 33 different sports and won 153 medals, proving that Haryana has become a sports powerhouse. These included 48 gold, 47 silver and 58 bronze medals. The government is giving incentive awards of Rs.7 lakh to gold medal winners, Rs.5 lakh to silver medal winners and Rs.3 lakh to bronze m...