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Sports Ministry approves Rs 2.5 lakh assistance to former Asian Games gold medalist Joseph James New Delhi, May 19, 2021 The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has approved an amount of Rs 2,50,000 for international powerlifting coach Joseph James under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons. This financial assistance comes under the jointly collaborated initiative from the Sports Authority of India, the Indian Olympic Association and the MYAS to support ex-international athletes and coaches amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the Asian Games gold medal in 2006 and a gold at the Asian Powerlifting...
