Breakdown of ₹420 Crore Spent By Indian Sports Ministry on Paris Olympic Bound Contingent

By: Suraj Alva | August 10, 2024

Indian athletes represented the country across 16 sports disciplines at Paris Olympics

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India invested ₹420 Crores to increase the medal tally at Paris.

Here's the breakdown of the money spent on training athletes for Paris Olympics

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Hockey- The ministry invested ₹41.3 crore Indian men's hockey team for the Olympics while they trained at SAI NCOE, Bengaluru.

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Shooting- ₹60.42 crore was spent on the shooting contingent for the Olympics.

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Athletics- Around ₹96.08 crore was spent on the Indian athletics contingent in buildup to Olympics

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Wrestling- Ministry spent about ₹37.80 crore on Wrestlers taking part in Paris Olympics

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Weightlifting- ₹27 crore was invested behind training Indian weightlifters

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Table Tennis- Ministry invested ₹12.92 crore to get medal or put up good fight in Paris

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Tennis- Ministry spent ₹1.67 crore behind three player contingent for Paris Olympics

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Badminton: ₹72.03 crore was spent behind the contingent for Olympics

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