Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved several proposals to assist athletes and para-athletes in their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. At its recent meeting, the MOC approved assistance for Paralympic table tennis medallist Bhavina Patel to compete in the ITTF Para Table Tennis Asia Training Camp 2024 in Thailand from 16th to 20th July. The MOC also approved requests from para-shooters Manish Narwal, Rudranksh Khandelwal, Rubina Francis, and Sriharsha R. Devareddy for various shooting-related equipment, including an air rifle for Sriharsha and a Morini pistol for Rubina. Financial assistance for archery equipment was approved for archers Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari, and para-archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar. Judoka Tulika Maan, along with her coach, received approval to train at the Valencia Judo High-Performance Centre in Spain until 25th July. Table Tennis player Manush Shah was granted financial assistance for training in Gyeonggi Do, South Korea, under Korean coach Taejun Kim, as well as for the procurement of physical fitness equipment. Apart from this, the MOC approved the inclusion of athletes Suraj Panwar, Vikash Singh, Ankita Dhyani, and swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu in the TOPS Core Group. Athletes Jeswin Aldrin, Praveen Chithravel, Akashdeep Singh, and Paramjeet Singh were promoted from the TOPS Development Group to the Core Group.
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