Indian Cuisine on menu at Rio Olympics, daily allowance doubled: Sports Ministry

• The Sports Ministry said that some athletes had insisted on getting Indian cuisine during their stay
• The Indian Olympics Association had also requested Olympics Organising Committee to add Indian food in the menu at the Games Village
• Sports Secretary Rajiv Yadav revealed that athletes will also be given their daily allowance from the very moment they reach Rio

NEW DELHI: Indian athletes representing the country in Rio de Janerio Olympics next month, in August, will get Indian food in the Games Village.

The Sports Ministry said that some athletes had insisted on getting Indian cuisine during their stay.

TOI quoted the Sports Secretary Rajiv Yadav as saying, "We have got confirmation from Rio Olympics organisers that our athletes will be served Indian food throughout the Games. It will be part of the official Games' menu."

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Reportedly, the Indian Olympics Association had also requested Olympics Organising Committee to add Indian food in the menu at the Games Village.

Yadav also revealed that the athletes will be given their daily allowance from the very moment they reach Rio.

Notably, the athletes will be given a double daily allowance from this time on.

"We have doubled the daily allowance too, from $50 to $100. Some of the athletes had mentioned to us that the earlier amount was not enough," Yadav said.

Interestingly, India is sending its largest ever contingent to participate in the games. More than hundred sports person will represent the country in Rio Olympics, which will begin from August 3.

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Talking about the ministry's medal projection, Yadav iterated, "It is difficult to predict but we are hopefully of getting into the double digits."

India had put up a remarkable show at the 2012 London Olympics, bagging unprecedented six medals- two silver and four bronze.

– prepared by Bulbul Sharma, a staff-writer at NewsGram. Twitter: iBulbul_

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