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Thomas Cup 2022: Sports Ministry Announces Rs 1 Crore Cash Award For Victorious Indian Men's Team

Honoring India men's badminton team's glorious achievement, Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs announced cash award of Rs 1 crore to the team for winning Thomas Cup 2022 Final. 

New Delhi: The Indian men's badminton team created history on Sunday by winning their first-ever Thomas Cup title for the first time in 73 years. India defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the summit clash to clinch the prestigious title. Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and Kidambi Srikanth are the star shuttlers who represented the Indian team in the Thomas Cup final. India has become the sixth country to win the Thomas Cup title. Before India, only 5 countries have won the prestigious tournament title.

Honoring India men's badminton team's glorious achievement, Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore to the team for winning the Thomas Cup 2022 Final. 

"India's extraordinary feat of winning the Thomas Cup with successive victories over Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia in the play-offs called for a relaxation of rules," said Thakur in a statement, PTI reported.

"It is with pride that I announce the award of Rs 1 crore to the team that Indians so much joy this weekend.

Thakur complimented the players, coaches and support staff of the Indian team for the historic triumph.

"Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy kept a clean slate by winning each time they stepped on court. The doubles combination of Satwiksairakj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty raised the bar to win decisive points in five of the six matches, including all three in the knockout stage," he said.

"Lakshya Sen showed nerves of steel in winning the opening match against Indonesia. I am sure that doubles combination of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila ad Krishna Prasad Garaga and Panjala Vishnuvardhan Goud as well as Priyanshu Rajawat will have gained immensely by being part of this historic campaign."

The Sports Ministry said it contributed to the unprecedented success of the team by providing the players training and competition support.

"A 10-week National Camp starting January helped raise fitness levels of the players. The support to engage Mathias Boe as coach to assist the doubles combinations has been significant as well," the statement added.

"Over the past four years, the Ministry has extended funding worth Rs 67.19 crore to the Indian badminton players towards training and competition, including salaries of foreign and Indian coaches.

"And in the past year alone, the Ministry has supported as many as 14 international exposure trips at a cost of Rs 4.50 crore."

(With PTI Inputs)

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