New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced that the gold, silver and bronze medal winners at the recent Youth Asian Games in Bahrain will be given cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh, 3 lakh and 2 lakh respectively in recognition of their achievements.

The fourth place finishers will also receive Rs 50,000 each, while both the gold winning men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will get Rs 10 lakh each.

Coaches of medal-winning athletes will also get Rs 1 lakh each.

India had finished sixth in the final standings in the October 23-31 Games with 48 medals (13 gold, 18 silver, 17 bronze). Boxing had contributed four gold, while beach wrestling and kabaddi yielded three and two yellow metals.

The IOA said the achievement of the athletes reflects the growing strength and depth of the

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