India, Aug. 29 -- Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) and the Odisha Athletics Association (OAA) jointly felicitated promising sprinter Animesh Kujur on the occasion of National Sports Day today.
Kujur created history by becoming the first-ever Indian male sprinter to qualify for the World Athletics Championship 2025, scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan from September 13 to 21 this year.
As a mark of encouragement and recognition of his achievement, the Odisha Olympic Association presented a cheque of Rs 50,000 and the Odisha Athletics Association also presented Rs 50,000, making a total felicitation amount of Rs 1,00,000 Kujur.
In addition to this, several eminent personalities were also felicitated on the occasion for t...