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Chopra’s javelin, Lovlina’s gloves each get Rs 10 crore bid & its Rs 2 crore for Sindhu’s racquet in e-auction

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The e-auction for gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got off to a solid start.</p>
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Among the many gifts up for bidding are "sports gear and equipment" presented to the Prime Minister by India’s Tokyo Olympic champions Tokyo Olympians and Paralympians.</p>
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The bidding for the e-auction started on Friday and will continue till October 7.</p>
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The second day of the auction saw some high bids coming in. Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's javelin and bronze medal-winner Lovlina Borgohain's boxing gloves have both received bids of Rs 10 crore each.</p>
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Some of the other memorabilia like PV Sindhu's badminton racquet and bag, a hockey stick signed by the Indian women's team, who had finished a fighting fourth in Tokyo.</p>
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The current highest bid for Sindhu's badminton racquet stands at over Rs 2 crore, while the bid for the hockey stick has gone past the Rs 1 crore mark.</p>
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Paralympian Sumit Antil who won the gold medal in Tokyo with a world record throw, had also gifted his javelin to PM Modi which has received a bid of Rs 3 crore.</p>
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The reserve price for Neeraj Chopra's javelin was Rs 1 crore while that for Lovlina's gloves was Rs 80 lakh.</p>
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"Proceeds from the e-Auction shall go to the Namami Gange Mission aimed at conserving and rejuvenating the Ganga," an official press statement said.</p>
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Neeraj Chopra scripted history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian ever to win a gold in athletics. Lovlina Borgohain had bagged a bronze medal in women's welterweight (69 kg) boxing competition.</p>
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PV Sindhu won a bronze at the Tokyo Games in the women’s badminton singles to become the first Indian woman to win two individual medals at the Olympics.</p>

IN Bureau

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