Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited bags prestigious national sports award

Visakhapatnam: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is the proud recipient of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2018. The award was bestowed on RINL in recognition of its contribution in the field of identifying and nurturing of budding talent in sports.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the award to PK Rath, CMD of RINL, at a function held in New Delhi on Tuesday. It is for the first time in the history of RINL as a corporate entity that a  national-level award has been achieved in the field of sports. 

PK Rath while congratulating the collective of RINL said that RINL is not only known for operational efficiency and innovation but also encouraging talent in the field of sports. The RINL has identified and nurtured several sportspersons at district, state and national-level and also supporting them by giving scholarships.

The RINL has created sports infrastructure, including an exclusive hockey stadium,  International Skating Rink, Col CK Naidu Ukku Stadium for Cricket, Indoor Stadium with wooden flooring for volleyball, exclusive open courts for lawn tennis, volleyball and shuttle badminton.