Vivek Sagar Prasad

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday announced a reward of Rs 1 crore to hockey player Vivek Sagar Prasad, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.

Olympic bronze-medallist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the 18-strong Indian men's hockey squad's title defence at the FIH men's junior World Cup starting from November 24.

India's men's hockey midfielder from Bhopal, Vivek Sagar Prasad, who is one of the key players in the national team that won a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, was greeted with a big celebration by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Vivek Sagar Prasad scored two goals for the Indian men's hockey team in their 6-1 win vs Germany.

In the shoot-out, Harmanpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad and Lalit Upadhyay scored for India, while only Daniel Beale found the net for Australia.

India will take on Malaysia on March 26, after a rest day on Monday.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday announced a reward of Rs 1 crore to hockey player Vivek Sagar Prasad, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.

Olympic bronze-medallist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the 18-strong Indian men's hockey squad's title defence at the FIH men's junior World Cup starting from November 24.

India's men's hockey midfielder from Bhopal, Vivek Sagar Prasad, who is one of the key players in the national team that won a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, was greeted with a big celebration by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Vivek Sagar Prasad scored two goals for the Indian men's hockey team in their 6-1 win vs Germany.

In the shoot-out, Harmanpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad and Lalit Upadhyay scored for India, while only Daniel Beale found the net for Australia.

India will take on Malaysia on March 26, after a rest day on Monday.