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Sports ministry approves additional financial aid for Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang

The Tokyo Olympic bronze medal winner was granted ₹1.76 lakh to support his foreign exposure training by the Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC).

Edited by: India TV Sports Desk New Delhi Updated on: January 12, 2022 17:27 IST
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Image Source : BAJRANG PUNIA (TWITTER)

File photo of Bajrang Punia (in blue).

Highlights

  • Bajrang was earlier approved an amount of ₹7.53 lakh for a 26-day training camp in Moscow
  • Greco-Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar has been approved ₹10.85 lakh for training in Romania, Hungary
  • Judoka Yash Ghangas has been included in the TOPS in the development group

The Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved an amount of ₹1.76 lakh as additional financial assistance to  Tokyo Games medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia for his foreign exposure training.

Bajrang, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, was earlier approved an amount of ₹7.53 lakh for a 26-day training camp in Moscow ahead of a busy season. He is now being supported with an additional ₹1.76 lakh for his ongoing camp that started on December 27.

Jitender and Anand Kumar have accompanied Bajrang as his sparring partner and physiotherapist respectively. Bajrang is set to compete in international meets, including UWW Ranking events, the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as well as the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

"I have to compete in Ranking Series in Italy and Turkey this February and then the Asian Championships in Mongolia in April. I'm going to give my best as I aim to change the colour of my medal in Paris 2024," Bajrang said in a statement issued by the Sports Authority of India.

Greco-Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar, meanwhile, has been approved an amount of ₹10.85 lakh towards a special training camp at Romania and Hungary with his sparring partner and coach.

Sunil, who is a part of the TOPS development group, will be using the foreign exposure trip to prepare for the upcoming United World Wrestling Ranking events.

Sunil had won gold medals in the Senior National Championships 2019 and 2020, Asian Championship 2020 and the Senior Nationals in 2021.

Besides, judoka Yash Ghangas has been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in the development group.

(Reported by PTI)

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