NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has granted additional financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1.76 lakh for Tokyo Games medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia to support his foreign exposure training.
Bajrang, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, was earlier approved an amount of Rs 7.53 lakh for a 26-day training camp in Moscow ahead of a busy season. He is now being supported with an additional Rs 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 Rs 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.
Bajrang, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, was earlier approved an amount of Rs 7.53 lakh for a 26-day training camp in Moscow ahead of a busy season. He is now being supported with an additional Rs 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 Rs 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.
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
Denial of responsibility! NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
