Defence Minister approves financial incentive for Service athletes who bagged medals in 2023 Asian Games & Asian Para Games
Gold medal winners to get Rs 25 lakh each, Silver - Rs 15 lakh; Bronze - Rs 10
lakh
Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) Rajnath Singh has approved a financial
incentive for the Armed Forces personnel who bagged medals in the 19th Asian
Games and 4th Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China in September-October
2023. For both Asian Games as well as Asian Para Games, Gold medal winners will
receive a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each, Silver medal winners Rs 15 lakh each
and Bronze medal winners Rs 10 lakh each.
Several Service athletes had made the nation proud in the Games, with
the Raksha Mantri felicitating them on their return and commending them for
their outstanding performance. He had also approved cash rewards to 45 medal
winners, including seven Para athletes. These 45 athletes won 9 Gold, 18 Silver
and 17 Bronze medals in the Asian Games and 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze
medals in Asian Para Games.
This financial incentive, announced by the Ministry of Defence for the
Armed Forces personnel for the first time, will further motivate these athletes
to exhibit an even better performance at qualifying events of the Paris
Olympics Games 2024 for which they are currently preparing.