Govt okays foreign camp for protest leaders Punia, Vinesh

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Even as the controversy surrounding the trials is raging in the country, the duo will head out to train in Kyrgyzstan and Hungary...

Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia will fly out to Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for a 36-day training camp..

Vinesh Phogat, who is a two-time World Championships medallist, will first train in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for a week and then proceed to Tata, Hungary, for an 18-day training camp...

The duo sent their training proposal to Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) office, which is under the Sports Ministry to fund elite athletes, on June 28 and the officials cleared it in one day..

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