TOPS approval for Vinesh
The Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell has sanctioned star wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s overseas training till the Tokyo Olympics in July this year. The Mission Olympic Cell has approved her proposal to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), routed through the Wrestling Federation of India, to train in Hungary and Poland after she nishes her highaltitude stint in Bulgaria.
“Vinesh Phogat who secured India the 53kg class Olympic quota in September 2019 at the World Championships, will train in Budapest until June 9, travel for the Poland Open (June 9 to 13) and return to Budapest to be based there till July 2.
“Her coach Woller Akos, sparring partner Priyanka and physiotherapist Poornima Raman Ngomdir will be with her throughout. The cost of her proposal for training and competition is 20.21 lakh. She has so far received nancial support of 1.13 crore from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme,” the SAI said in a statement.
Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, who recently sealed their berth at the Tokyo Olympics, will train in Portugal in the leadup to the Games. “A proposal from rowers Arjun Lal Jat who belongs to Rajasthan and Arvind Singh who belongs to Uttar Pradesh to train for ve weeks from June 1 in Pocinho High Performance Centre in Portugal in preparation for the Olympic Games, has been approved by TOPS. The doubles scullers achieved Olympic qualication earlier this month in Tokyo. Their camp in Poland will cost around 21 lakh.
“Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh were moved from the development group to the core group while wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik, who earned quota places at the World Olympic qualiers recently, have been added to the core group,” the statement read.