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Olympic champs to get Rs 75 lakh

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NEW DELHI: The gold medal winners at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will get Rs 75 lakh as prize money as the government on Thursday revised the Scheme of Special Awards to medal winners in international events. The amount of award money for medal winners in Olympic Games (summer and winter) has been enhanced from existing Rs 50 lakh (gold medal), Rs 30 lakh (silver medal) and Rs 20 lakh (bronze medal) to Rs 75 lakh, Rs 50 lakh and Rs 30 lakh respectively. (PTI)

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