BCCI offers 8.5 Crore to IOA, Paris Olympics 2024: The Olympics 2024 is to start in Paris this week. For this, the staff of Indian athletes is absolutely ready to win record-breaking medals. However within the meantime, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has additionally acknowledged that additionally it is anticipating medals from its athletes.
That is the explanation why the BCCI has given Rs 8.5 crore to the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) in view of the Olympic marketing campaign. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah himself has introduced this by means of a social media publish.
What did BCCI Secretary Jay Shah say in his publish?
Jai Shah wrote within the post- I’m proud to announce that BCCI will assist our greatest athletes representing India in Paris Olympics 2024. We’re giving Rs 8.5 crore to IOA for this marketing campaign (Olympics).
Allow us to inform you that the Indian cricket staff gained the T20 World Cup 2024 title in June this 12 months. Then the BCCI gave Rs 125 crore as a reward to the Indian cricket staff and supporting workers. 15 gamers and former head coach Rahul Dravid got Rs 5 crore every. Nevertheless, Dravid had mentioned that he would take solely Rs 2.5 crore.
117 Indian athletes will take part in Paris Olympics
Allow us to inform you that this time 117 gamers from India will take part within the Paris Olympics. Aside from this, the Sports activities Ministry has additionally authorised 140 members of the assist workers, which incorporates sports activities officers. 72 members of the assist workers have been authorised at authorities expense. The Paris Olympics will start on 26 July and can proceed until 11 August.
119 gamers from India participated within the Tokyo Olympics, who gained 7 medals. This contains Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal in javelin throw. Of the gamers who certified for the Paris Olympics, solely shot put athlete Abha Khatua’s identify just isn’t within the checklist.
There can be 29 gamers from athletics within the Olympics
Within the checklist of gamers, the utmost variety of 29 (11 ladies and 18 males) gamers are from athletics. They’re adopted by capturing (21) and hockey (19). 8 gamers from India will take part in desk tennis, whereas 7 gamers together with two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will take part in badminton.
Wrestling (6), Archery (6) and Boxing (6) can have 6 gamers every competing within the Olympics. That is adopted by Golf (4), Tennis (3), Swimming (2), Crusing (2). One participant every will take part in Equestrian, Judo, Rowing and Weightlifting.
