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Govt ends cash awards for junior athletes to curb fraud & doping
Financial Express Chennai
|February 08, 2025
JUNIOR ATHLETES WINNING international medals will no longer receive cash awards from the government.
JUNIOR ATHLETES WINNING international medals will no longer receive cash awards from the government. This major sports ministry policy shift, which came into effect on February 1, is aimed at tackling the twin menace of doping and age fraud as well as "keeping the hunger of youngsters alive".
According to the old system, a gold medal at the World Championship would fetch a junior athlete approximately ₹13 lakh while a top of the podium finish at Asian or Commonwealth had a cash prize of ₹5 lakh.
A sports ministry official said one of the key factors behind this decision was to promote junior competitions as developmental events rather than making it all about a podium finish.
Bu hikaye Financial Express Chennai dergisinin February 08, 2025 baskısından alınmıştır.
Binlerce özenle seçilmiş premium hikayeye ve 9.000'den fazla dergi ve gazeteye erişmek için Magzter GOLD'a abone olun.
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