NEW DELHI: Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal and goalkeeper Savita Punia, along with Paralympic medal-winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar were on Tuesday given out-of-turn promotions by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for their impressive performances in this year's Tokyo Games.
Besides, hockey coach Piyush Dubey, who was part of the men's hockey team's support staff during the Bronze-winning effort in Tokyo, was also offered a promotion, PTI reports. The decisions were taken during SAI's 55th governing body meeting.
