Participation of Judokas Himanshi Tokas, Shraddha Chopade, Asmita Dey in Multiple Events Approved by Sports Ministry – News18

The Sports Ministry on Friday approved judokas Himanshi Tokas, Shraddha Chopade and Asmita Dey’s proposals to participate in multiple competitions.

Junior Asian Championship gold medallist Himanshi and Junior Oceania Championship gold medallist Shraddha will be heading to Paris for France Grand Slam, Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Slam, Tashkent for the Uzbekistan Grand Slam and Linz for the Austria Grand Prix.

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Junior Asian Cup champion Asmita Dey will join them in Paris for the France Grand Slam.

The ministry, under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will cover their airfare, boarding/lodging, insurance and local transportation costs for all these competitions and training periods.

The Mission Olympic Cell also approved shooter Elavenil Valarivan’s request to participate in the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Spain under Ranking Point Only (RPO) category.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)