
Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa has claimed that she received little to no financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build-up to the Paris Olympics. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) released a document detailing the financial support provided to the Paris-bound Indian athletes. Ashwini was provided Rs 4,50,000 under TOPS and Rs 1,48,04,080 under Annual calender for Training and Competition (ACTC), which included the procurement of Game Ready recovery equipment, international competitions, and sparring partner in the Tokyo cycle.