Dharamshala, Oct. 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh government will honour sportspersons from the state with cash awards totalling Rs.9.03 crore this month for winning medals at the 20th Asian Games, officials said on Sunday. A government spokesperson said Ritu Negi, Pushpa Rana, Jyoti Thakur and Bhawana Thakur, members of the gold medal-winning kabaddi team, will receive Rs.1 crore each as prize money. Sawan Barwal, who won silver in the men's marathon, will receive Rs.2.50 crore, while Seema Kumari, who won a bronze medal in the 10,000-metre athletics event, will receive Rs.1.50 crore. Renuka Thakur, a member of the gold medal-winning cricket team, will receive Rs.1 crore. Takhelambam Inungambi, who competed in judo, will receive Rs.3 lakh. The spokesperson said the state cabinet recently approved amendments to the rules governing cash awards for medal winners at international sporting competitions. Under the revised rules, cash prizes would be distributed equally among HP athletes who are part of a medal-winning national team. In such cases, each athlete may receive an amount equal to the prize money prescribed for an individual medal winner. Alternatively, the prize money may be distributed proportionately, with each athlete guaranteed at least 25% of the cash award prescribed for an individual medal winner....