Tokyo Olympics: Odisha Olympic Association Announces Cash Award For State Medalists

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) has announced cash award for the medal winners in Tokyo Olympics starting later this month.

As per the announcement, an athlete would get Rs 5 lakh cash award if he/she clinches Gold in the event. Similarly, the silver winners will get Rs 3 lakh while the Bronze winners will get Rs 1 lakh.

As many as six athletes from Odisha have been selected for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to commence from July 23, and it will continue till August 8.

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The award has been announced to promote and uplift the spirits of the players, the OOA stated through a communication.

The six sportspersons taking part in the big event are Birendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas (Men’s Hockey); Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo (Women’s Hockey); Dutee Chand (Individual 100m and 200m dash) and Pramod Bhagat (Paralympics).

Earlier, the Odisha government had announced Rs 6 crore cash award for Gold Winners. Similarly, for silver and bronze medalists, the cash prize would be Rs 4 crore and Rs 2.5 crore respectively.