Odisha government announces cash award for Olympians

The state government will offer Rs 6 crore to the athlete who bags gold, Rs 4 crore for silver and Rs 2.25 crore for bronze.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced cash prize for athletes from the state who will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced cash prize for athletes from the state who will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics starting July 23.

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At a virtual ceremony on Thursday, he said gold medal winners would get a cash award of Rs 6 crore.  Similarly, for silver and bronze medallists, the cash prize would be Rs 4 crore and Rs 2.25 crore respectively.

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Patnaik added that all Olympic-bound athletes from the state would be provided Rs 15 lakh to cover the preparation costs.