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Sports CorrespondentLudhiana August 19The management of Harvest Institutions Jassowal held a felicitation function at the Harvest International School on Thursday to honour discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur and her coach Rakhi Tyagi. Though Kamalpreet Kaur (25) native of a village in Muktsar district failed to finish among medal winners at the Tokyo Olympics she produced a stupendous show to match India's best-ever performance in the discus throw event at the games. Kamalpreet measured her best throw at 63.7m to finish sixth among the 12 finalists. Kamalpreet was given a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh while her coach received a cash prize of Rs 2.50 lakh. Appreciating Kamalpreet's feat Hardeepak said her historic achievement may not have been possible but for the motivation and tutelage of her trainer Rakhi..