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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
Y.B. Sarangi

EXPLAINED: Foreign training trips for wrestlers cleared | Rare Historical Photos

Four of the six protesting wrestlers, including Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Vinesh Phogat (53kg), have got a go-ahead to train abroad.

The other two are Bajrang’s wife Sangeeta Phogat, a 62kg National champion who will be the sparring partner of World championships medallist Vinesh, and his close friend Jitender Kinha, a 74kg wrestler who will be the sparring partner of the Olympic medallist.

The two sent in their proposals to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) TOPS team and the same was cleared within 24 hours of their request, said a press release on Thursday.

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