PM mementos e-auction: Olympians’ sports gears get highest bids

Since
the
auction
opened
on
September
17,
all
eyes
were
on
the
sporting
gear
of
Olympians
and
Paralympians.
While
the
javelin
used
by
Neeraj
Chopra,
which
brought
him
the
gold
medal,
received
the
highest
bid
of
Rs
10
crore
on
the
opening
day,
it
was
later
cancelled
on
the
suspicion
that
it
could
be
a
fake
bid.

Weeks
later,
a
javelin
used
by
a
Paralympic
gold
medallist
remains
at
the
top
with
a
bid
of
Rs
1,00,50,000.
However,
till
now
it
has
received
only
two
bids,
according
to
the
latest
bid
details
on
the
PM’s
memento’s
site
https://pmmementos.gov.in/.

In
comparison,
a
metal
mace
whose
base
price
was
Rs
2,500
has
received
54
bids,
with
the
highest
at
Rs
5
lakh.
The
javelin
used
by
Paralympic
gold
medallist
Sumit
Antil,
with
a
base
price
of
Rs
1
crore,
received
a
bid
of
Rs
1,00,05,000
from
one
bidder,
while
a
wooden
model
of
the
Ram
Mandir
in
Ayodhya
saw
24
bids
come
in.
The
mandir’s
base
value
was
Rs
2,50,000.

A
badminton
racquet
autographed
by
Tokyo
2020
Paralympic
Games
gold
medallist
Krishna
Nagar
received
a
highest
bid
of
Rs
80.15
lakh
but
there
were
only
three
bidders
who
showed
interest
in
it.

The
proceeds
were
donated
to
the
Namami
Gange
Mission.
After
the
auction
ends
on
October
7,
the
ministry
will
notify
the
highest
bidders
through
email.