Judoka Shushila Devi fine-tunes preparations in Delhi before Tokyo – SAI

Judoka Shushila Devi will fine-tune Tokyo’s preparations for the Olympics at his last training camp here on July 9 with his two sparring partners, the Indian Sports Agency (SAI) announced on Sunday.

SAI has organized a 48 kg judoka camp for Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Two sparring partners – his teammate Sashastra Seema in Bali (SSB), a physiotherapist and a masseuse, have already been quarantined in the new hostel of the JLN complex.

The government will ensure that all athletes committed to Tokyo receive the best possible assistance and that their preparations for the Games progress, the SAI said in a statement.

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Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow bronze medalist Mongjam Kabita Devi (48kg) and 2018 national 52kg champion Ningthoujam Sarda Devi (52kg) are his sparring partners. The last camp will be built in the table tennis hall of the new hostel, where the mats will be placed.

Shushila and his coach Jiwan Sharma leave for Tokyo, the national capital. They will also receive a second dose of Covid-19 vaccination while in the capital. The Shushila event is on July 24th.

Shushila Devi is placed in the women’s 48kg class in the 46th class at Chateau Gontier in France. He will run a month-long training camp ordered by Mission Olympic Cell last month.

A silver medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he left for France after competing in the Judo World Cup in Budapest in June.