BCCI announces cash reward for India's Olympic medallists, Neeraj Chopra to get 1 crore

Kolkata: India's cricket governing body BCCI has announced cash awards to the medal winners in the Tokyo Olympics with history maker athlete Neeraj Chopra will get Rs 1 crore for his epoch making javelin throw.

Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah said Rs 1 crore to be awarded to Neeraj Chopra, and Rs 50 lakh each to weightlifter medallist Mirabai Chanu and wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya. Rs 25 lakh each to Badminton player P V Sindhu, Boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Wrestler Bajrang Punia.

Rs 1. 25 crore to Indian hockey squad for lifting the bronze medal, Mr Shah said on his twitter handle.

"Our athletes have made the country proud by finishing on the podium at the Tokyo 2020. The BCCI acknowledges their stellar efforts and we are delighted to announce cash prizes for the medallists," Mr Shah said. (UNI)