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Commonwealth Games medallists and table tennis stars Manika Batra and Harmeet Desai have been recommended for the Arjuna Award after their performances in Gold Coast. TTFI on Friday (April 21) confirmed the same and revealed that it would be difficult for the government to ignore her name.

Indian sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has met up with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, assuring him of clean sporting practices in the country. Rathore specifically mentioned that his ministry has "zero tolerance for substance abuse or for cheating in sports".

Tamil Nadu government has announced cash incentives for the sportspersons who excelled at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and have won medals. Along with the cash prize, Chief Minister K Palaniswami, also wrote to each player individually, lauding them for their magnificent performances.

It was an exhilarating 10 days of some absolutely outstanding performances by the Indian athletes at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as India ended the tourney at the third position. Starting from the Prime Minister to general public took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian medal winners.