UP Announces ₹6 Crore Cash Reward For Tokyo Olympics Gold Medal Winners

UP: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced ₹6 crore prize money for all athletes from the state who will win a gold medal in individual events at the Tokyo Olympics.

The UP government will further give Rs 4 crore and Rs 2 crore to athletes bagging a Silver and Bronze medal respectively in the showpiece event.

Rs 3 crore has been announced for the players participating in the team events, while the silver and bronze medalists will be given Rs 2 and 1 crore respectively. In addition, all athletes participating from UP in Tokyo Olympics will be awarded Rs 10 lakh, irrespective of how they perform in the quadrennial event.

A total of 10 players from UP will represent India in the Tokyo Olympics. Before the showpiece event, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the athletes.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is planning to postpone the national awards by a few weeks to include potential Olympic medalists from the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Games.

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on 23 July and end on 8 August while the National Sports Awards are presented every year on 29 August by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The National Sports Awards include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award. Dronacharya Award and Dhyan Chand Award.

The ceremony coincides with the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. As of now, more than 120 Indian athletes have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. The Games were slated to be held last year, but the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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