Uttar Pradesh government proclaimed a Rs 6 crore money award for athletes from the state who win gold medals at the upcoming Olympic Games

Uttar Pradesh authorities have introduced Rs 6 crore coins praise for all the athletes from the country who will bag gold medals in the imminent Tokyo Olympics.

The UP authorities will in addition provide Rs four crore and Rs 2 crore to athletes bagging silver and bronze medals respectively withinside the showpiece event.

For sportspersons taking component in group events, Rs three crore every has been introduced for gold medallists even as Rs 2 and Rs 1 crore can be given to silver and bronze medal winners respectively.

Moreover, all of the athletes taking components from UP withinside the Tokyo Olympics can be offered Rs 10 lakh every regardless of how they fare withinside the quadrennial event. An overall of 10 gamers from UP will constitute India withinside the Tokyo Olympics. Ahead of the showpiece event, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the athletes. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is making plans to put off the countrywide awards for more than one week to consist of viable Olympic medalists from the imminent Tokyo 2020 Games. A supply withinside the understanding of the improvement advised: "This has been mentioned withinside the assembly of involved branch officials. We have nominations however it will likely be on preserve as we desired to consist of Olympic medallists.

Another assembly to finalize this could be taking place quickly however as of now, I can say that countrywide awards are probable to be behind schedule for this reason. Final name to be taken quickly." Tokyo Olympics will begin from July 23 and could cease on August eight even as the countrywide sports activities awards are given each 12 months via way of means of the President of India on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29.

The country-wide sports activities awards consist of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, the Dronacharya Award, and the Dhyan Chand Award. The rite coincides with the delivery anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. As of now, extra than a hundred and twenty Indian athletes have been certified for the Tokyo Olympics. The Games had been slated to be held closing yr, however, had been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.