India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu and many other top athletes from the country are sponsored by the Indian Sports Ministry so that they fully focus on their game to bring glory to the nation. Many top athletes have been training outside of India to be at their A-game at the Paris Olympics 2024.


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The Sports Ministry has spend good amount of money for the training and preparation of athletes who are top medal contenders in their game. India will take part in 16 sports during the event with 117 athletes and 140 support ready to travel to Europe.


Here's a look at how much the Sports Ministry has invented in the Indian athletes taking part in the Olympics...


Indian men’s hockey team


Training base: SAI NCOE Bengaluru


Total amount: Rs 41.81 crore


Neeraj Chopra


Athletics


Training base: SAI NSNIS Patiala/Europe


Total Amount: Rs 5.72 crore


Badminton men’s doubles


Training base: Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana


Total amount: Rs 5.62 crore


PV Sindhu


Badminton


Training base: Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bengaluru


Total Amount: Rs 3.13 crore


S Mirabai Chanu


Weightlifting


Training Base: SAI NSNIS Patiala


Total Amount: Rs 2.74 crore


Anish Bhanwala


Shooting


Training base: SAI Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi. (Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian Schedules, Fixtures, Dates, Timing)


Total Amount: Rs 2.41 crore


Manu Bhaker


Shooting


Training base: SAI Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi


Total Amount: Rs 1.68 crore


Aman Sehrawat


Wrestling


Training Base: Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi


Total Amount: Rs 56.50 lakh


20-year-old Aman Sehrawat is India’s only male wrestler at the Paris Olympics.


Antim Panghal


Wrestling


Training Base: SAI STC, Hisar, Haryana


Total Amount: Rs 66.55 lakh


Vinesh Phogat


Wrestling


Training Base: Pratap School, Kharkhoda, Haryana


Total Amount: Rs 70.45 lakh


The Paris Olympics 2024 will begin on 26th of July but the archers will be in action on July 25 for the ranking round. Multiple Indian athletes will be in action on July 27 as well after the opening ceremony the day before that.