Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: The Odisha government on Saturday announced cash incentives for the State’s medallists of the upcoming 37th edition of the National Games, scheduled to commence in Goa on October 26.
The gold medallists will be awarded Rs 5 lakh, silver medallists will receive Rs 3 lakh and the bronze medallists will be recognized with Rs 2 lakh for both individual and team events.
The Odisha contingent will feature over 300 athletes including 180 women participating in 31 disciplines of the grand event.
Worth mentioning, earlier on Friday, the Odisha government announced a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh each for the seven para-athletes from Odisha who will be participating in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games scheduled to begin on October 22, 2023.
