Bengaluru, Oct. 6 -- The Karnataka government has announced a series of incentives for sportspersons from the state who participated and won medals at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan, including a significant hike in cash prizes for medal winners and a Rs 5 lakh incentive for all participants.

The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports announced the decisions following a felicitation ceremony held by Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar, who felicitated the medal winners from the state and congratulated them for bringing laurels to the country and the state, according to a press release.

For the first time, the Government has decided to give cash incentives to all participants. All 20 sportspersons from Karnataka who qualified and participated i...