Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 22, 2024, 06:00 AM
Olympics 2024: Only a few days are left for the start of the Paris Olympics. India participated in the Olympics for the first time in the year 1900. This time India is going to participate in the Olympics for the 26th time. A total of 117 players from India have got the responsibility of waving the Indian tricolor. BCCI has made a big announcement for this big event. The BCCI has announced to give crores of rupees to the Indian Olympic Association to support the players going to participate in the Olympics.BCCI's big announcement for OlympicsBCCI Secretary Jai Shah has made a big announcement on social media. Jai Shah tweeted that I am proud to announce that BCCI will support our incredible athletes representing India in the 2024 Paris Olympics. We are providing Rs 8.5 crore to the Indian Olympic Association for the campaign.
Tokyo Olympics players were also honoredEarlier, the BCCI honored the players who won medals in the Tokyo Olympics in the year 2021. BCCI gave a reward of Rs 1 crore to Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal in the Olympics, Rs 50 lakh each to Mirabai Chanu and Ravi Dahiya who won silver, and Rs 25 lakh each to PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia who won bronze. Apart from this, Rs 1.25 crore was given to the Indian men's hockey team that won bronze.India expects more medalsThis time 111 athletes from India will try hard to win medals. Talking about Olympic history, India has a total of 35 medals so far. The last Olympics was the most successful for India, where India won a total of 7 medals. In such a situation, Indian fans are expecting more medals from their players this time.I am proud to announce that the @BCCI will be supporting our incredible athletes representing #India at the 2024 Paris Olympics. We are providing INR 8.5 Crores to the IOA for the campaign.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) July 21, 2024
To our entire contingent, we wish you the very best. Make India proud! Jai Hind! 🇮🇳…