How Much Money Has Sports Ministry Spent On Neeraj Chopra And More For Paris Olympics 2024?

The Sports Ministry has spend good amount of money for the training and preparation of athletes who are top medal contenders in their game. India will take part in 16 sports during the event with 117 athletes and 140 support ready to travel to Europe.

Here’s a look at how much the Sports Ministry has invented in the Indian athletes taking part in the Olympics…

Indian men’s hockey team

Training base: SAI NCOE Bengaluru

Total amount: Rs 41.81 crore

Neeraj Chopra

Athletics

Training base: SAI NSNIS Patiala/Europe

Total Amount: Rs 5.72 crore

Badminton men’s doubles

Training base: Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana

Total amount: Rs 5.62 crore

PV Sindhu

Badminton

Training base: Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bengaluru

Total Amount: Rs 3.13 crore

S Mirabai Chanu

Weightlifting

Training Base: SAI NSNIS Patiala

Total Amount: Rs 2.74 crore

Anish Bhanwala

Shooting

Training base: SAI Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi. (Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian Schedules, Fixtures, Dates, Timing)

Total Amount: Rs 2.41 crore

Manu Bhaker

Shooting

Training base: SAI Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi

Total Amount: Rs 1.68 crore

Aman Sehrawat

Wrestling

Training Base: Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi

Total Amount: Rs 56.50 lakh

20-year-old Aman Sehrawat is India’s only male wrestler at the Paris Olympics.

Antim Panghal

Wrestling

Training Base: SAI STC, Hisar, Haryana

Total Amount: Rs 66.55 lakh

Vinesh Phogat

Wrestling

Training Base: Pratap School, Kharkhoda, Haryana

Total Amount: Rs 70.45 lakh

The Paris Olympics 2024 will begin on 26th of July but the archers will be in action on July 25 for the ranking round. Multiple Indian athletes will be in action on July 27 as well after the opening ceremony the day before that.