Aman Sehrawat won India's first wrestling medal in the Paris Olympics. By winning bronze, he also maintained the tradition of 16 years. In 2008, Sushil Kumar started the trend of winning medals in wrestling. Since then, Indian wrestlers have won at least one medal in every Olympics. In the 2012 London Olympics, Sushil Kumar won silver and Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze. In 2016, Sakshi Malik won bronze. In 2020, Ravi Dahiya won the silver medal and now Aman Sehrawat has done this feat in Paris with bronze. But do you know how much money the Indian government has spent behind this? In which country has the training been arranged to make them capable of this? Let us tell you.

72.41 lakhs spent on Aman Sehrawat

Aman, who won the hearts of Indian fans with his brilliant performance in Paris, is only 21 years old. At this age, he defeated many big giants in the Olympics. However, to make him worthy of this feat, the Indian government has spent Rs 72,41,311 on him. The government has tried its best to ensure that he does not face any problems in training. For this, Aman was sent to Russia twice before the Paris Olympics. The first time, he stayed there for 28 days and trained hard. During this, a total of Rs 5,05,176 lakh was spent. During this, he was also given the facility to take a physiotherapist with him. The second time, he stayed for 30 days and Rs 6,70,320 were spent.

The Government of India has also helped Aman Sehrawat under various schemes promoting sports. Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Sports Authority of India, Aman was given training with the help of Rs 16,05,176. Whereas under the Annual Calendar for Training and Competition, Rs 40,45,305 was spent on him. Apart from this, he also received Rs 4,14,734 through the Khelo India Scholarship Scheme. In this way, more than Rs 72 lakh was spent on him.

Why couldn't you win the gold?

After defeating Puerto Rico wrestler Darian Cruz in the bronze medal match, Aman first showed the courage to admit his mistake. He revealed where he went wrong in the semi-finals. In a conversation with Geo Cinema, he talked about the semi-final match. He said that he was a little confused in the match and made the mistake of giving too many points in the beginning. Aman admitted that during this match he realized that in big matches, it becomes difficult to make a comeback after giving too many points in the beginning. Let us tell you that World No. 1 wrestler Rei Higuchi of Japan defeated him 10-0. He later won the gold medal as well.