The proven Sikh player Jarmanpreet Singh of the Indian hockey team, who won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, was specially honored by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today. The in-house committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had decided to honor the proven Sikh player specially. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami honored S. Jarmanpreet Singh by giving him a Guru Bakhshish Siropao, a golden model of Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib and a check of Rs. 5 lakh. Along with this, a runner from Haryana, Amarpreet Singh, was also given an honorarium of Rs. 1 lakh. This young man has reached Sri Akal Takht Sahib after running from Ambala and paying obeisance at various Gurdwaras.While honoring the players, Advocate Dhami said that the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is running its sports academies to motivate the youth towards sports. Along with this, if any proven Sikh player achieves great things in the field of sports, then he is specially honored by the Shiromani Committee. The purpose of this is to encourage the Sikh youth for sports. Advocate Dhami motivated the youth to move forward while remaining in the Sikh form. On this occasion, hockey player Jarmanpreet Singh thanked the Shiromani Committee for the honor and said that this gives great encouragement to the Sikh players. He also appealed to the youth to make sports a part of their lives while remaining proven.
