Cyclist Swasti Singh gets Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022

Cyclist Swasti Singh gets Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022

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Category : Awards Published on: December 28 2022

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  • International cyclist Swasti Singh has been honoured with the prestigious 30th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022. 
  • The award is instituted by IMFA's charitable wing, IMPaCT.
  • Swasti received a cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation at the Ekalabya Puraskar function held in Bhubaneswar.
  • Mercurial cyclist Swasti has bagged two gold and as many silver medals at the national level.
  • The award is given every year to encourage young sports talents.
  • Ekalabya Puraskar, instituted by IMPaCT in the year 1993, has come a long way to be recognized as the most prestigious sports award of Odisha, drawing parallels with many national awards.
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