Rohtak, April 13 -- Former Indian wrestler and Congress lawmaker from Julana, Vinesh Phogat announced that she will build a world-class sports academy for young athletes with the Rs.4 crore prize money that she received from the Haryana government.

The former wrestler has received Rs.4 crore from the state government under the sports policy. Despite being disqualified from the women's 50 kg category in the Olympics after her weight exceeded, the BJP government in Haryana awarded a cash prize to Vinesh equivalent to a silver medal.

As per state government's sports policy, Rs.6 crore are granted for an Olympics gold, Rs.4 crore for silver and Rs.2.5 crore for bronze.

In a post on X (formerly twitter), Vinesh announced plans to build a wo...