The Sports Ministry has approved Kishore Jena and Mirabai Chanus requests for international training for the Olympics in Paris.

The governing board has also approved plans for wrestlers Ronit Sharma (Greco-Roman), Ashu (Freestyle), and Deepak Punia (Freestyle) to train overseas.Olympic silver medallists Mirabai Chanu from the Tokyo Olympics and Kishore Jena from the Asian Games will train overseas in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India (MYAS) announced on Thursday.While Chanu is traveling to St. Louis, Missouri, for training, Jena will be spending 78 days in training on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Dr. Aron Horschig will be her regular practitioner, and chief coach Vijay Sharma will go with her."Jena, his coach, and physiotherapist will have their airfare, boarding and lodging expenses covered by MYAS under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), along with the cost of using training and massage facilities, medical and local travel expenses, and medical insurance costs, among other expenditures," the Ministry stated in a release.NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved Asian Games silver medallist javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's proposal to train in Australia, while also funding Tokyo Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu's month-long rehab training in the US ahead of the Paris Games.