LUCKNOW, Oct. 3 -- Gulveer Singh of Aligarh has emerged as Uttar Pradesh's most decorated athlete at the 2026 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, becoming the state's highest cash-award recipient with a record Rs.5 crore purse for his five-medal haul.

Overall, a huge sum of Rs.28.5 crore will be distributed among 20 sportspersons for winning four gold, three silver and eight bronze medals at the Asian Games, and one gold, one silver and a bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. Rs.5 lakh each will also be given to all others, who couldn't make it to the podium in different disciplines in both the Games.

Gulveer Singh scripted history at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by winning three medals across middle- and long-distance events, a rare...