Vinesh Phogat. (Photo Credit: Vinesh Twitter)
Vinesh Phogat might be primarily based in Budapest (Hungary) till June 9 and also will compete within the World Ranking Series from June 9 to 13 in Poland.
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Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday permitted a grant of Rs 20.21 lakh for Olympic-bound lady wrestler Vinesh Phogat to prepare in Europe.
Vinesh secured Olympic berth in ladies’s 53 kg freestyle occasion in the course of the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. The 26-year-old Haryana wrestler might be primarily based in Budapest (Hungary) till June 9 and also will compete within the World Ranking Series from June 9 to 13 in Poland.
Earlier, Vinesh had obtained monetary help of Rs 1.13 crore from Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for worldwide publicity.
MOC has additionally permitted a five-week worldwide publicity tour for nationwide males’s double scull rowing group of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh who’ve certified for Tokyo Olympics. The two will prepare in Portugal from June 1 after Rs 21 lakh was permitted for them.
Tennis gamers Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna’s journey to worldwide tournaments between January and June this 12 months has additionally been permitted for grants by TOPS.
Sharan would get a grant of Rs 80.59 lakh whereas Bopanna would get Rs 1.24 crore, which incorporates payment for coach Scott Davidoff and physio Gaurang Shukla.
Tennis participant Ankita Raina, who just lately broke into world high 100 in ladies’s doubles and partnered Sania Mirza in Billie Jean King Cup has additionally been added to TOPS core group.
Wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik, who’ve earned Olympic quota locations of their respective weight classes, had been just lately included in TOPS core group.
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