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Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin has announced a cash prize of Rs 3 crore for those athletes who wins gold in the Tokyo Olympics which is starting from July 23.
The chief minister made the announcement at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday while addressing athletes and sportspersons at a special Covid vaccination camp held for them.
The silver medal winners will be provided Rs 2 crore as cash prize and the bronze medal winners Rs 1 crore, he said.
Currently, all overseas athletes are being asked to have coronavirus tests twice during the four-day period before their departure for the Tokyo Olympics, which are set to start on July 23 after a year's delay due to the pandemic
Tokyo 2020 organisers show off Olympic village - In Pics
The development of the housing project cost the Tokyo government 54 billion yen, including road work and infrastructure.
Zee Media Bureau | Jun 25, 2021, 01:56 AM IST
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the athletes village to the media on Sunday, showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during the sporting extravaganza. The once-delayed Games are due to start on July 23 amid concern that the influx of thousands of people from around the world would contribute to the spread of COVID-19.
1/7 Olympic village
The shopping area of the village features an automatic teller machine, dry cleaner, post office, bank and courier counter. (Reuters)