CWG Gold Medallist Asmita Dey Felicitated In Tripura

Aga tala:
Asmita
Dey
of
T ipu a,
who
became
the
fi st
I dia
judoka
to
wi
a
gold
medal
at
the
Commo wealth
Games,
was
acco ded
a
g a d
felicitatio
by
the
state
gove me t
he e
o
Wed esday.

A
cheque
of
Rs
10
lakh
was
also
ha ded
ove
to
Dey,
who
p oduced
a
spi ited
comeback
to
cli ch
the
wome ‘s
-48kg
title,
defeati g
Ca ada’s
Heidi
Quach
i
a
d amatic
golde
sco e
co test
i
Glasgow
ece tly.

The
23-yea -old
judoka
was
also
allotted
a
piece
of
la d
fo
buildi g
a
house
i
the
state
capital
Aga tala,
Chief
Mi iste
Ma ik
Saha
said
while
add essi g
the
gathe i g.

“The
jou ey
f om
a
obscu e
village
i
South
T ipu a
to
a
podium
fi ish
at
Glasgow
was
a
ace
agai st
time.
He
fathe
was
a
cycle
mecha ic
at
So aicha i.
Agai st
all
odds,
she
stood
fi m
o
he
missio
a d
achieved
phe ome al
success
fo
the
cou t y,& dquo;
he
said.

The
chief
mi iste
said
she
had
met
him
at
T ipu a
Bhava
i
New
Delhi
whe
she
etu ed
f om
the
Commo wealth
Games
afte
wi i g
the
gold
medal
a d
wa ted
to
k ow
how
the
state
could
help
he .

“Du i g
the
meeti g,
Asmita
evealed
she
despe ately
wa ted
a
house
i
Aga tala.
I
p omised
to
fulfil
he
wish,
a d
today
a
piece
of
la d
has
bee
allotted
to
he ,& dquo;
he
said.

Asse ti g
that
Asmita’s
success
will
i spi e
the
state’s
you g
ge e atio ,
the
chief
mi iste
exho ted
he
to
emai
focused
o
he
missio
fo
the
Asia
Games.

“I
u ge
Asmita
to
emai
ale t,
pa ticula ly
about
food,
because
she
has
to
pass
th ough
a
st i ge t
dope
test
befo e
joi i g
the
p estigious
Asia
Games.
We
believe
she
will
shi e
agai
i
the
Asia
Games
by
wi i g
a
medal
fo
the
cou t y,& dquo;
he
said.

Youth
Affai s
&
Spo ts
Mi iste
Ti ku
Roy,
Aga tala
Mayo
Dipak
Majumde
a d
A ju a
awa dee
gym ast
Dipa
Ka maka
we e
amo g
those
p ese t
at
the
eve t.& bsp;

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