Himachal raises sports incentives to boost sporting culture: Pathania

Shahpur, Oct 7 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh has substantially enhanced prize money for medal-winning sportspersons to encourage youth and strengthen the sporting culture in the state, Shahpur MLA and Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania said on Tuesday. Addressing the closing ceremony of the HPU Inter-College Football Championship at Government College Shahpur, Pathania said the state government was making concerted efforts to attract youth towards sports and provide better facilities and incentives for excellence at national and international levels. He said the prize money for gold medal winners in the Olympics, Winter Olympics and Paralympics had been increased from Rs 3…