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M'rashtra govt awards Rs10l for Asian Games 2022 Esports athletes

SportzPower Team
Apr 18, 2024 19:04

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Services of the government of Maharashtra has awarded INR 10 lakhs to each Esports athlete of the state who represented India in the Asian Games 2022, held in Hangzhou. 

This is the first time any state has included Esports alongside mainstream sports in prize money rewards for its state players in a major tournament. The recipients of the monetary reward include Darshan Bata, captain of the DOTA 2 team, along with his teammates Krish Gupta, Ketan Goyal, and Shubham Goli, as well as League of Legends athlete Samarth Trivedi.

May 20, 2020 17:05
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CWG consistently provides £1bn+ boost for host cities: Study
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May 12, 2020 18:05
Wanda Diamond League announces new provisional 2020 calendar
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May 04, 2020 20:05
AFI targets Sep-start to 2020 season competitions
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May 04, 2020 20:05
FINA pushes World Swimming C'ships back to 2022
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Apr 24, 2020 12:04
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Doha, Riyadh bid for Asian Games 2030; India misses out
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World Athletics forms Outbreak Prevention Taskforce
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World Athletics C'ships Oregon 2022 dates confirmed
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World Athletics postpones bidding for 2023 Series events
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World Athletics suspends Oly qualification period until Dec 1
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Apr 08, 2020 13:04
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IOC releases revised Tokyo Games qualification principles
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