Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Training Stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland

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 freestyle 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.