Chennai, Apr 30 : The ruling AIADMK on Tuesday announced cash awards
to Tamil Nadu athletes Gomathi Marimuthu and Arokya Rajiv for winning a gold
and silver respectively in the Asian Athletics meet at Doha in Qatar.
In a statement here, AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam and co-Coordinator
Edappadi K Palaniswami wished them more success in their future events and
announced a cash award of Rs 15 lakh to Gomathi for winning the gold in the
800 m event and Rs 10 lakh to Rajiv for winning the silver in the 4 x 400 m relay.