MYAS to fund 20-member Indian Judo Team for the World Cadet Championship, Croatia

Linthoi Chanambam.

Khel Today Bureau

New Delhi:Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is set to fund the participation of the Indian Cadet Judo Team for the upcoming Judo World Cadet Championship that will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 21st to 27th August 2023. Linthoi Chanamban won a Gold Medal in the 2022 edition in 57kg.

The funding will cover the 20-member team’s Boarding/Lodging costs, airfare, visa costs and Out of Pocket Allowance (OPA) among other expenditures.

The team comprises 16 athletes and four coaches, Details of whom are given below –

Men’s Team

1) Prince – 50kg
2) Anurag Sagar – 55kg
3) Sparsh Singh – 60kg
4) M. Wanghoi – 66kg
5) Hitesh Kumar Gulia – 73kg
6) Sajan – 81kg
7) Prakhar Kumar Singh – 90kg
8) Yash Vijayran – +90kg

Women’s Team

1) Maya – 40kg
2) Yuvika Tokas – 44kg
3) Shivani Gocher – 48kg
4) L. Nungshithoi – 52kg
5) Nikita – 57kg
6) Linthoi Chanambam – 63kg
7) Dipapati NG – -70kg
8) Kanwarpreet Kaur +70kg

Coaches

1) Jiwan Sharma – Coach
2) Ranbir Solanki – Coach
3) Diviya – Coach
4) Ritu – Coach.