Badminton Association of India announced on September 6, a ₹20 lakhs cash incentive each to Lakshya Sen, P.V. Sindhu, and ₹25 lakhs for the men’s doubles combination of R. Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty for winning gold in their respective categories in the recent Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
It may be mentioned that the Indian shuttlers came with the best ever showing in the CWG winning three gold, one silver, and two bronze while the Indian men’s shuttlers have three medals to show from the two editions of the world championships.
"Our badminton players have been consistently winning laurels for the country and this cash award is a small effort to acknowledge their amazing achievements over the last two years,” said BAI president Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma in a statement.
