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A coach on the payrolls of the government cannot train athletes other than Indians during official tours.
Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and top sprinter Hima Das were retained in the TOPS core group after a performance review.
The 24-year-old grabbed headlines earlier this year when he became only the second Indian javelin thrower to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday the country was still preparing to host the Olympics while Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike vowed to take thorough measures against the outbreak.
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