Somdev Devvarman to get 35 lakh from government
The Sports ministry today approved a financial assistance of Rs 35 lakh to tennis player Somdev Devvarman for his training, travel and accommodation requirements this season.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-02-11 10:45 GMT
New Delhi
"The 'in-principle' approval of the Competent Authority for financial assistance of Rs 35 lakh from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) has been granted for training during the year 2016," a ministry release said.
Somdev, who recently hired a new coach, has been struggling on the ATP tour and his ranking has plummeted to 186.
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