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India’s medal-winning athletes from the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes from various departments and organisations for their contributions. How much will each athlete receive? read more
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A majority of India's medal-winning athletes at the Paris Olympics are set to receive cash awards from the government and other sources. Reuters / AP
India concluded the 2024 Paris Olympics with six medals currently (Vinesh Phogat’s silver pending CAS verdict), that included one silver and five bronze medals. This is one less than India’s tally at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, when the country had won seven medals. It was a mixed outing for the Indian contingent, considering that there were multiple athletes who finished in fourth place, including shuttler Lakshya Sen and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.
Nevertheless, it was indeed an Olympics to cherish for some of India’s athletes, including shooter Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals. By doing so, Bhaker became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in one edition of the Olympics.
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Other notable Indian medallists from the Paris Olympics include javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the India men’s hockey team and wrestler Aman Sehrawat. All these athletes are set to receive cash prizes for their stellar performances in Paris. How much will each of them get? We take a look:
Manu Bhaker
Following her multiple-medal winning feat at the Paris Olympics, shooter Manu Bhaker received a cash prize of Rs 30 lakh from Mansukh Mandaviya, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. Manu Bhaker was also one of India’s flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, with the other being former hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.
Haryana government will present Manu with Rs 5 crore for winning two bronze medals.
Swapnil Kusale
Like Manu, Swapnil Kusale made history at the Paris Olympics. He became the first shooter from India to win bronze in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the Olympics. Swapnil received a prize money of Rs 1 crore from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Apart from that, the 29 year-old has also been appointed as an officer on Special Duty by Central Railway.
Sarabjot Singh
Sarabjot Singh teamed up with Manu Bhaker and won bronze in the mixed team 10m Air Pistol competition at Paris Olympics. The athlete who hails from Ambala has received a cash cheque of Rs 22.5 lakh via the cash award scheme of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The Haryana government offered him a job as a way of appreciating his efforts, but Sarabjot has declined that offer. The Haryana government will also give Rs 2.5 crore to Sarabjot for winning one bronze medal.
Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra clinched silver medal in men’s javelin throw competition at the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45m. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold with an Olympic record throw of 92.97m. So far, there hasn’t been any official announcement regarding the cash prizes that Neeraj will receive. However, he is set to receive multiple prizes from different sources.
After he won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj received a cash prize of Rs 6 crore from the Haryana government.
India men’s hockey team
The India men’s hockey team clinched bronze at the Paris Olympics after the Harmanpreet Singh-led side beat Spain 2-1 in the playoff match. That was a fitting farewell for goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had announced before the Olympics that the Games would be his last in India colours.
Each member of the Indian hockey team will receive Rs 15 lakh from Hockey India whereas each support staff member will get Rs 7.5 lakh. Mohan Charan Manjhi, the Odisha Chief Minister, has revealed that defender Amit Rohidas will get Rs 4 crore, whereas the other India players will get Rs 15 lakh and the support staff will get Rs 10 lakh. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced Rs 1 crore cash prize for every hockey player who hails from the state.
Aman Sehrawat
With his bronze medal in the men’s freestyle wrestling competition, Aman Sehrawat is the only wrestler to win a medal at Paris Olympics.
He also created history by becoming the youngest Indian athlete to clinch an individual Olympic medal. However, an official announcement on the cash prizes he will receive is yet to be made.
Vivek Sagar Prasad
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for Indian hockey team player Vivek Sagar Prasad, who made significant contributions as the team won bronze at the Paris Olympics. This was Vivek’s second Olympics, after having made his Olympic debut in Tokyo three years back.
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