The
MOC
also
cleared
two-time
Olympic
medallist
PV
Sindhu’s
request
for
her
fitness
trainer
M
Srikanth
Madapalli
to
accompany
her
abroad
under
Target
Olympic
Podium
Scheme
(TOPS),
the
ministry
said
in
a
statement
on
Thursday.
Sen,
the
20-year-old
from
Almora,
was
part
of
the
Indian
men’s
team
that
won
the
prestigious
Thomas
Cup
this
month
and
is
a
big
gold
medal
prospect
at
the
Birmingham
event
to
be
held
from
July
28
to
August
8.
“Lakshay
is
set
to
train
With
Axelson
in
Dubai
from
May
29th
till
5th
June
(8
days)
and
then
head
out
to
Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysia
on
June
19th
to
train
at
the
Malaysian
Training
Centre
from
19th
till
26th
June
(8
days),”
the
ministry
said.
“Both
the
training
proposals
were
approved
by
MOC
in
preparation
for
the
Commonwealth
Games.
The
sanctioned
amount
will
cover
the
cost
of
his
and
his
physio’s
air
travel,
boarding
and
lodging,
and
out-of-pocket
allowance
among
other
expenses.”
The
ministry
also
approved
Sindhu’s
proposal
for
financial
assistance
towards
her
fitness
trainer’s
travel
along
with
her.
“Srikanth
is
set
to
accompany
Sindhu
during
Indonesia
Masters
(7-12th
June),
Indonesia
Open
(14-19th
June),
Malaysia
Masters
(28
June
to
3
July),
and
Malaysia
Open
(5-10th
July),
and
Singapore
Open
(12-17th
July),”
it
said.
Sindhu,
a
former
world
champion,
won
two
Super
300
tournaments
this
year
at
Syed
Modi
International
in
Lucknow
and
Swiss
Open
in
Basel
earlier
this
year.
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