Harmilan Bains of Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur, who won silver medals in women's 800m and 1500m at the Asian Games held at Hangzhou, received a warm welcome on her arrival in the district. Meanwhile, on behalf of District Olympic Association and District Athletics Association, a felicitation ceremony was organized in Lajwanti Stadium in honor of Harmilan, in which Cabinet Minister Punjab Bram Shankar Jimpa, Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur Komal Mittal and SSP Hoshiarpur Sartaj Singh Chahal and Others were present. Harmilan Bains was felicitated by administrative officials and international players. Cabinet Minister Bram Shankar Jimpa said that Harmilan Bains, the daughter of Hoshiarpur, has illuminated the name of the Bains family in the whole country as well as in Punjab, Hoshiarpur, Mahilpur. He said that those who light up the name of the country are our real heroes. He said that similarly 33 real heroes (players) of Punjab have won a total of 19 medals including 8 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals breaking all the records of 72 years of Asian Games. He said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, 48 Punjabi players who went to participate in the Asian Games this time were given a total of Rs 4.64 crore at the rate of Rs 8 lakh per player for preparation. He said that the Chief Minister is leaving no stone unturned to promote sports activities in the state on a personal level. Meanwhile, he said that action will be taken in this direction soon after talking to the Sports Minister regarding the construction of a synthetic track in Hoshiarpur. Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal said that this achievement of Harmilan is a matter of pride for the district. He said that along with Harmilan, his entire family deserves to be congratulated for this achievement, who have always encouraged him. Meanwhile, he took inspiration from Harmilan and inspired other sportsmen to brighten the name of the district. Harmilan Bains said that the players of Punjab, especially the players of Hoshiarpur, have a lot of potential and they hope that our players will bring more medals to the name of the state in the future. He said that many meaningful steps are being taken by the Punjab government to promote sports and sportsmen. Giving a message to the players, he said that if you are determined, nothing is impossible in the world.