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UP Govt publicizes rewards for Olympic athletes who deliver medals residence

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Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the Yogi Adityanath authorities in Uttar Pradesh has introduced hefty money rewards for athletes who would win medals within the sporting occasions.
As per the spokesperson for the Uttar Pradesh authorities, sportspersons from the state profitable gold medals within the forthcoming Olympics can be rewarded Rs 6 crores whereas silver and bronze medalists will get Rs 4 crores and Rs 2 crores respectively. In addition to this, all of the contributors from Uttar Pradesh, no matter their efficiency within the Olympics, can be given Rs 10 lakhs every.
For these collaborating in group occasions, the federal government has introduced a reward of Rs 3 crores every for gold medal winners and Rs 2 crores and Rs 1 crore every, respectively, for silver and bronze medal winners.
“The state government is making all necessary arrangements for better training of players under the Khoob Khelo, Khoob Badho Mission. It is leaving no stone unturned for their proper training and encouragement. Special coaches have been appointed for their training. Besides improving the condition of hostels, the government is constructing new stadiums in the state,” the UP authorities spokesperson was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
The spokesperson additionally spoke concerning the work completed for athletes within the final 4 years underneath the management of Yogi Adityanath. He mentioned 44 hostels have been arrange for 890 gamers of varied sports activities in 19 districts. The quantity for sports activities equipment was additionally elevated from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500, he added.
Among the sportspersons who participated within the Olympic Games from Uttar Pradesh are Priyanka Goswami, Annu Rani, Seema Punia, Shivpal Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, Meraj Ahmed Khan, Satish Kumar, Arvind Singh, Vandana Kataria and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay.