Andhra CM orders cash reward of ₹30 lakh for PV Sindhu

Indian Badminton player P.V Sindhu wins the bronze medal in the women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in Tokyo on Monday. (ANI Photo)

1 min read . Updated: 03 Aug 2021, 06:12 AM IST Livemint

As per the State Sports Policy, a bronze medalist is entitled to get ₹30 lakhs.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to give a cash reward to the shuttler, PV Sindhu, for winning a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics as per the State Sports Policy.

As per the State Sports Policy, a bronze medalist is entitled to get ₹30 lakhs.

Before leaving for the big-ticket event, Sindhu met Jagan and the Andhra government had sanctioned two acres of land for setting up Badminton Academy at Visakhapatnam.

Sindhu defeated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match that lasted 52 minutes. Sindhu had earlier returned with a silver medal at the Rio Olympics 2016.

The 26-year-old is now the second Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar also has two medals as he returned with a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and a silver at the London Olympics 2012.

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