Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports today approved Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train in Kuortane, Finland. Mr. Neeraj will take training at Kuortane Olympic Training Centre in Finland. He is scheduled to compete in multiple World Athletics next month.
MOC members also approved paddler Payas Jain’s proposal for an advanced training camp in Taiwan. Indian Table Tennis Stars Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran’s proposals to take personal coaches Aman Balgu and Raman Subramanian respectively for multiple events were also approved by the MOC. The Ministry said that the financial assistance will cover players’ Air travel expenses, Camp Expenses, boarding and lodging cost, Medical Insurance and out-of-pocket allowance among other expenses.