Pieces of sporting history
- POSTED ON: 15 Oct, 2021
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- POSTED BY: Madhumitha Srinivasan
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Sports gear and equipment of winners of the Tokyo Paralympic Games and the Tokyo Olympic Games, including the javelins used by gold medalists Sumit Antil and Neeraj Chopra, were sold at an e-auction. Neeraj Chopra’s javelin sold for ₹1.5 crores!
The proceeds from the auction went towards the Namami Gange Mission aimed at conserving and rejuvenating the Ganga.
For decades, artefacts associated with a sport, sportsperson or a significant moment in sporting history have been auction to private collectors, museums or to raise funds for social causes.
Here are some of the most popular and expensive sporting memorabilia sold at auctions. Can you find the sport each of them is associated with, in the word grid below?