Government clears foreign training for swimmers for Olympics
May 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The sports ministry Thursday cleared training of the three-member Indian swimming team at Germany’s Olympic Centre in Frankfurt to prepare for the 2012 London Games.
The three-member team, comprising Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal along with their coach Nihar Ameen, will train from June 1 to July 24 before joining the Indian contingent in London for the Games that start July 27.
The government will bear their full training cost.
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