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Punjab Govt Renamed Govt Schools After Olypmic Hockey Team Players
Vijay Inder Singla, Punjab School Education Minister, informed that the state government has renamed 10 govt schools...

by Sukanya Prabhakar / 23 Aug 2021 11:38 AM IST / 0 Comment(s) / 316

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Vijay Inder Singla, Punjab School Education Minister, informed that the state government has renamed 10 govt schools after the Olympic medalist hockey team players from the state.

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh approved the schools' designation after the names of hockey players from Punjab who were part of the Olympic medalist Indian Men hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, informed Singla.

The Minister informed that the Government Senior Secondary School, Mithapur, Jalandhar has been renamed after the Hockey Team Captain Manpreet Singh and will now be known as the Olympian Manpreet Singh Government Senior Secondary School, Mithapur.

After Vice-Captain Harmanpreet Singh, the govt has renamed GSSS, Timmowal, Amritsar, and will now be known as Olympian Harmanpreet Singh GSSS, Timmowal, informed Singla. He was the top scorer (06 goals) in the Tokyo Olympics for India.

The other names are:

Earlier	Renamed As
Government Primary School, Mithapur, Jalandhar	Olympian Mandeep Singh
GSSS Attari, Amritsar	Olympian Shamsher Singh Government Senior Secondary School, Attari
Government Middle School, (Basic Girls), Faridkot	Olympian Rupinderpal Singh Government Middle School
Government Middle School. Khusropur, Jalandhar	Olympian Hardik Singh
Government Primary School Khalaihara, Amritsar	Olympian Gurjant Singh
Government High School, Chahal Kalan, Gurdaspur	Olympian Simranjit Singh Government High School Chahal Kalan, Gurdaspur

Singla added the state made a golden contribution in Indian sports. It has sent 20 sportspersons, the 2nd largest contingent after Haryana in Olympics in the nation. Remarkably, the Indian men's hockey team performed outstandingly and claimed an Olympic medal after a long wait of 41 years.

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