April 17, 2013 11:38 AM

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Three girls among five TN sportspersons selected for specialized training

With an aim to bringing more laurels to the State, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu has selected five young sportspersons for specialised training.The sportspersons, including three girls,will also get a financial assistance of up to 25 lakh rupees each. An official release in Chennai said that Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today presented the orders to K Premkumar (long jump), G Gayathri (100 metres and triple jump), A V Jayaveena (swimming), Aishwarya Nedunchezhian (sailing) and K Sathyan (table tennis) who are selected for the specialised training. The financial assistance of up to 25 lakh rupees to each sportsperson is for scientific training, high-class sports equipment, nutritious food and improving the skills of trainers.

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