BCCI Announces Financial Support for Indian Athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics

BCCI's support to the Indian Athletes who will attend the Paris Olympics as contestants. India will also compete in this event and the BCCI announced financial support of INR 8.5 Crores to the Indian unit for this event.

BCCI Announces Financial Support for Indian Athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024 is a multi-sports event and more than 200 countries participate in this event's competitions. India will also compete in this event and the BCCI announced financial support of INR 8.5 Crores to the Indian unit for this event.

Read the given news blog that covers all the information about BCCI supporting the Indian Players who will visit the Paris Olympics this year.

BCCI Announced Support for Indian Players at the Paris Olympics This Year

Paris Olympics is a multi-sport event in which over 200 countries prize. This event will start on 26th July and is expected to end by 11th August this year. India has made history when the nation won 7 medals in Tokyo Olympics 2021. 

BCCI gave INR 8.5 Crores in financial support to the players partaking in the Paris Olympics 2024 will give strength to the solution that the Indian athletes and the supporting staff need. They are led to gain excellence on the global stage and should get great support. 

BCCI Support for Indian Athletes 2024

As an important development for the Indian athletes who will perform in the Paris Olympics 2024, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced financial support for INR 8.5 Crores to the IOA (Indian Olympic Association).

Why did BCCI give INR 8.5 Crores to IOA in 2024?

BCCI gave the Indian Olympic Association INR 8.5 Crore to boost the Indian group’s attempt in the upcoming Paris Olympics games this year. This tournament will soon start from 26th July (Friday).  

Who announced the update on behalf of BCCI?

Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI, announces the updates through social media platforms. For BCCI supporting IOA financially, he expressed pride for India’s outstanding athletes taking part in this multi-sport event. These funds by BCCI will support the IOA in preparing for the Paris Olympics. He stated:

"I am proud to announce that the BCCI will be supporting our incredible athletes representing #India at the 2024 Paris Olympics. We are providing INR 8.5 Crores to the IOA for the campaign. To our entire contingent, we wish you the very best. Make India proud! Jai Hind!" 

The Indian side has declared to send a group of 117 athletes who will compete across a variety of games in the Paris tournament. An additional support staff of 140 members will also join these athletes. Thus a total of 257 members will go to the Paris Olympics from India this year. 

Where can I watch the Paris Olympics 2024?

You can watch the live telecast of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sports18. The tournament will be live-streamed on JioCinema from 26th July to 11th August 2024. 

For the people of France, the free-to-air rights are sublicensed to the public broadcaster France Televisions and this tournament will be telecasted on Eurosport. 

Which Fresh Games are Debuting in the Paris Olympics 2024?

In the Paris 2024 Olympics, Breaking, Skateboarding, Sports Climbing, Surfing, and 3x3 Basketball are debuting, whereas, Karate, Baseball, and Softball were removed this year. The Paris Olympics 2024 tickets are available on sale on the official ticketing website for fans from all over the world.

Conclusion

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