New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday congratulated Pranavi Urs on her historic achievement of turning into the primary girl to win a gold medal in golf on the just lately concluded Asian Games, saying her success would encourage younger women throughout the nation.
He additionally lauded IGPL for offering a platform for rising golfers and famous that IGPL had awarded her a prize purse of Rs 1 crore.
Pranavi grew to become the primary Indian girl golfer to win a person gold medal on the Asian Games when she triumphed in Japan on October 3.
Pranavi was honoured with a Rs 1 crore cheque from Thakur on the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club on Friday.
‘I want to congratulate Pranavi, the primary girl to win a gold medal in golf on the Asian Games, on this outstanding achievement. She has proven lakhs of younger women throughout India that it’s doable for India to win gold medals in golf-and that extra such medals could be gained sooner or later. Most spectacular of all is her confidence; she even says she is able to tackle and defeat the boys on the golf course. I’m additionally grateful to IGPL and AM Green for organising such aggressive tournaments, which give younger, budding golfers with a platform to showcase their abilities… IGPL has additionally awarded her a prize purse of Rs 1 crore,” Thakur told ANI.
Thakur called for more tournaments like the ongoing India Championship underway in New Delhi, urging corporate companies to invest in sports and support the development of sporting events, while noting that private investment plays a crucial role alongside government efforts in strengthening sports infrastructure and funding.
‘I would simply say that more such tournaments should be organised and that more companies should come forward to invest. After all, sports cannot receive the necessary funding without corporate investment. While governments do make their own efforts, competitions and championships like these become truly exceptional when companies step in to invest,” he added. (ANI)