NEW DELHI: The sports ministry has approved Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar's proposal to train in Greece for over a month in preparation for the World Athletics Championship and Asian Games later this year.
The long jumper, along with his coach Sivasankaran Murali, would be training in Greece for 32 days, the cost of which will be covered under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), a ministry release said on Friday.