PSB increases prize money for medalists in major sporting events

Pakistan Sports Board logo. - FILELahore: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) announced a significant increase in the prize money for athletes who secure medals in major international events. In a landmark decision aimed at encouraging and rewarding athletic excellence, the PSB issued a notification detailing the revised cash awards for medalists. Gold medalists in the Summer, Winter, and Paralympic Games will now receive a generous prize of PKR 10 million. Silver medal winners in the Olympics will earn PKR 7.5 million, while bronze medalists will be awarded PKR 5 million.For the Asian Games, gold medalists will receive PKR 7.5 million, silver medalists PKR 5 million, and bronze medalists PKR 3 million. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games gold medalists will take home PKR 5 million, with silver and bronze medalists receiving PKR 3 million and PKR 2 million, respectively.In the Special Olympics World Games, athletes winning gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded PKR 500,000, PKR 300,000, and PKR 200,000, respectively. For the Blind World Games and Deaf Olympics, gold medalists will receive PKR 2 million, silver medalists PKR 1 million, and bronze medalists PKR 500,000.Gold medalists in the Deaf Olympics will be given a prize of PKR 2 million. Para-athletes winning gold medals in the Commonwealth and Islamic Solidarity Games will be rewarded with PKR 5 million. Athletes earning gold medals in the Asian Championship will be awarded PKR 2 million.For national competitions, individual gold medal winners at the National Games and Quaid-e-Azam Games will receive PKR 1 million, while silver and bronze medalists will be awarded PKR 500,000 and PKR 250,000, respectively. In team events at these games, the gold medal prize has been set at PKR 500,000, with silver and bronze medals earning PKR 250,000 and PKR 100,000.In addition to the cash awards, all medalists will be issued Gold Cards, granting them access to the facilities of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and its coaching centers. Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News. Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ: لاٹری کا انعام کیسے حاصل کریں