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How much cash prize money Indian athletes receive for winning medals at Paris Olympics? Check inside

How much cash prize money Indian athletes receive for winning medals at Paris Olympics? Check inside

India's bronze medal winner Manu Bhaker (Source: @realmanubhaker)

India finished the Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with six medals - four by individuals and two in team events, including one by the men's hockey team. Among the six medals won by India, five were bronze and one was silver, bagged by Neeraj Chopra in the men's javelin throw.

Here's the list of India's all medal winners and their events

Manu Bhaker (Bronze) - Women's 10m air pistol event

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh (Bronze) - Mixed 10m air pistol event

Swapnil Kusale (Bronze)- Men's 50m rile 3P event

Men's Hockey (Bronze) - Finished third overall

Neeraj Chopra (Silver) - Men's javelin throw

Aman Sehrawat (Bronze) - Men's 57kg freestyle wrestling

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Here's how much prize money each Olympic medal winner received

How much cash prize did Manu Bhaker receive?

The 22-year-old shooter received INR 30 lakh or3 million from the Ministry ofYouth Affairs and Sports.

How much cash prize did Sarabjot Singh receive?

The shooter has been awarded INR 22.5 lakh or 2.25 million by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

How much cash prize did men's Hockey Team receive?

Hockey India announced INR 15 lakh or 1.5 million for each player in the squad to go with INR 7.5 lakh or 0.75 million for each member of support staff.

Apart from this, Odisha chief minister Mohan Manjhi has announced INR 4 crore or 40 million for defender Amit Rohidas to go with INR 15 lakh or 1.5 million for the rest of the players and 1 lakh or 1 million for each member of support staff.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has also announced INR 1 crore or 10 million for each player of the team from the state.

How much cash prize did Swapnil Kusale receive?

The shooter has been awarded INR 1 crore or 10 million as announced by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde.

No cash prize announcement has been made for javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and wrestler Aman Sehrawat so far.