New Delhi: Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta today announced a cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs for the Indian women's team that created history by winning the bronze medal in the recently-concluded Li-Ning BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals.

This was the first instance of India finishing on the podium of this prestigious biennial event, and Das Gupta said it was important to reward the players, so that others also take inspiration from this. "The women's team has made all of us proud with the way they played last week.