Vivek Thakur to coach Indian judo team
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Chandigarh, May 19
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City’s Vivek Thakur has been appointed coach of the Indian judo team for the upcoming Grand Prix (Olympic qualifying event) to be held in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe.
A total of 14 players, including seven male and seven females, will participate in the championship, which is slated to be held from June 2 to 4.
Thakur, who is currently working with the UT Sports Department, has been appointed the coach of the Indian team by the Sports Authority of India and Judo Federation of India.
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He has won more than 100 national medals and recently, his trainees bagged medals in Khelo India Youth Games, Bhopal, and Sub-Junior/Cadet Judo Championship in Chennai.
He is a silver medallist in the Masters Commonwealth Judo Championship and topper of the 2017-18 batch of NIS Diploma in Sports Coaching Judo, Patiala.
The preparatory camp of the Indian team will be held at SAI Centre in Bhopal from May 20 to 30.
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