₹10 crore bids for Olympians’ javelin, boxing gloves
The Hindu
The second day of the online auction of mementos gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw the price of sports gear of Olympic and Paralympic medal-winners reach ₹10 crore on September 18.The e-aucti
The second day of the online auction of mementos gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw the price of sports gear of Olympic and Paralympic medal-winners reach ₹10 crore on September 18.
The and will go on till October 7, includes javelins of and that were gifted by the athletes to the Prime Minister. Both javelins started with a base price of ₹1 crore and received bids of ₹10 crore each as on September 18 evening. The asking price for the boxing gloves worn by also reached ₹10 crore, starting with a base price of ₹80 lakh.
A hockey stick signed by members of the Indian women’s team that placed fourth in the Olympics and the racket of reached ₹9 crore each on the second day of the auction.













