Kishore Kumar Jena to train in Australia for Paris Olympics
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Ace javelin thrower and Asian Games silver medallist, Kishore Kumar Jena will train in Australia for the upcoming Paris Olympics, informed the Ministry of Youth Affairs on Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 11: Ace javelin thrower and Asian Games silver medallist, Kishore Kumar Jena will train in Australia for the upcoming Paris Olympics, informed the Ministry of Youth Affairs on Thursday.
Jena, a resident of Odisha's Puri district, will be training in Gold Coast, Australia for 78 days.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in their latest meeting approved javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's proposal to train in Australia for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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✨The MYAS, under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will fund Jena, his coach and physiotherapist’s airfare, boarding & lodging expenditures, along with cost for availing training and massage facilities, medical and local travel expenses and Medical Insurance cost among other expenditures, sources said.
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