TOPS approves Bajrang Vinesh's request to train in Kyrgyzstan and Poland

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat's request for training stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland respectively.
     While Bajrang requested to train in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan for 16 days, Vinesh wanted to train at the Olympic Preparation Centre in Spala, Poland for 11 days.
     The financial assistance will cover athletes' air tickets, camp expenses including the cost of training, boarding, and lodging, and miscellaneous costs such as airport transfer, insurance and internal travel, out of pocket allowance among other expenses, a press release stated.
     TOPS will also cover expenses for Vinesh's sparring partner - Sangeeta Phogat and physiotherapist Ashwini Jeevan Patil and Bajrang's coach Sujeet Maan, physiotherapist Aanand Kumar, and strength and conditioning expert Kaazi Kiron Mustafa Hasan.
     Meanwhile, based on the selection trials conducted by the Oversight committee for wrestling, a national coaching camp would also be held for the Indian team for participation in the upcoming Senior Asian Championship 2023.
     The national camp would be held at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Sonipat Regional Centre and would have 108 wrestlers among others.
     These 108 grapplers (36 women, 33 Greco roman and 39 freestyle wrestlers) would also include men's free-style and Greco roman wrestlers who are already training at SAI Sonepat.
     The list of the campers that would be part of the camp are as follows:
     50 Kg WW
     1 UP - NEELAM
     2 HAR - NIRMALA
     3 MP - SHIVANI PAWAR
     4 MAH - NEHA

     53 Kg WW
     1 HAR -ANTIM
     2 MP - POOJA JAT
     3 DEL - POOJA GHALOT
     4 MAH - SWATI

     55 Kg WW
     1 HAR - SITO
     2 RSPB - ANJU
     3 DEL - RAJNI
     4 UP - MANSHI YADAV

     57 Kg WW
     1 HAR - ANSHU MALIK
    
     59 Kg WW
     1 RSPB - SARITA
     2 RSPB - MANSI
     3 HAR - REENA
     4 DEL - SIMRAN

     62 Kg WW
     1 HAR - SONAM MALIK
     2 HAR - SARIKA
     3 MAH - VAISHNAVI
     4 HP - SONIKA

     65 Kg WW
     1 HAR - MANISHA
     2 RAJ - MONIKA
     3 UKD - TANNU MALIK
     4 DEL - SUMITRA

     68 Kg WW
     1 RSPB - NISHA
     2 HAR - RADHIKA
     3 RAJ - ANNU
     4 HAR - ARJU

     72 Kg WW
     1 HAR - REETIKA
     2 RSPB - NIKKI
     3 MAH - PRATIKSHA
     4 MNP - N. TOMBI DEVI

     76 Kg WW
     1 HAR - PRIYA
     2 DEL - BIPASHA
     3 RSPB - KIRAN

     57 Kg FS
     1 HAR - AMAN
     2 DEL - RAHUL
     3 MAH - ATISH TODKAR
     4 HAR - UDIT

     61 Kg FS
     1 SSCB - PANKAJ
     2 HAR - RAVINDER
     3 RSPB - UTKARSH KALE
     4 HAR - MOHIT KUMAR

     65 Kg FS
     1 HAR - Anuj Kumar
     2 HAR - SUJEET
     3 PUN - JASKARAN SINGH
     4 RSPB - Suraj Kokate

     70 Kg FS
     1 UP - MULAYAM YADAV
     2 HAR - NAVEEN
     3 SSCB - SONU
     4 HAR - Ankit

     74 Kg FS
     1 DEL - YASH TUSHIR
     2 HAR- SAGAR JAGLAN
     3 HAR - Chander Mohan
     4 RSPB - JAIDEEP

     79 Kg FS
     1 SSCB - DEEPAK
     2 HAR - Sachin Mor
     3 CHD - PARDEEP
     4 RSPB - PRITAM

     86 Kg FS
     1 UP - JONTY KUMAR
     2 SSCB - SANJEET
     3 HAR - VICKY

     92 Kg FS
     1 SSCB - DEEPAK PUNIA
     2 HAR - PRAVEEN KUMAR
     3 RSPB - RAHUL RATHI
     4 RSPB - PRAVEEN

     97 Kg FS
     1 HAR - DEEPAK NEHRA
     2 SSCB - VIKY
     3 PUN - SAHIL
     4 UP - KAPIL

     125 Kg FS
     1 DEL - ANIRUDH
     2 UP - AKASH ANTIL
     3 SSCB - DINESH
     4 DEL - ASHISH

     55 Kg GR
     1 HAR - RUPIN
     2 SSCB - MANJEET
     3 MNP - L.SAYON

     60 Kg GR
     1 CHD - SUMIT
     2 SSCB - GYANENDER

     63 Kg GR
     1 HAR -NEERAJ
     2 MAH -VIKRAM
     3 UP - SAURABH
     4 HAR - SANDEEP

     67 Kg GR
     1 HAR - ASHU
     2 SSCB - SAGAR
     3 HAR - SACHIN SEHRAWAT
     4 DEL - DEEPAK

     72 Kg GR
     1 RSPB - VIKAS
     2 SSCB - ANKIT GULIA
     3 MAH - SAMEER
     4 DEL - ANUJ

     77 Kg GR
     1 RSPB - SAJAN
     2 SSCB - DEEPAK
     3 DEL - KARAN
     4 RAJ - CHHAGGAN MEENA

     82 Kg GR
     1 RSPB - ROHIT DAHIYA
     2 DEL - NEERAJ
     3 SSCB - SANDEEP

     87 Kg GR
     1 RSPB - SUNIL KUMAR
     2 RAJ - RAHUL
     3 KTK - DHAREPPA

     97 Kg GR
     1 PUN - NARENDER CHEEMA
     2 HAR - NITESH
     3 SSCB - SONU
     4 MAH - SHAILESH

     130 Kg GR
     1 SSCB - NAVEEN.

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