New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) Shivangi Sarma, who clinched a silver medal each in 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle at the South Asian Games 2019, expressed that swimming has been given more importance in the country in the last few years.
Sarma said it's good to see the Indian government supporting athletes financially.
"Swimming has been given more importance in the last few years. The government and the administration are supporting all the sports financially. A sportsperson incurs many expenses such as travel, lodging and so on, therefore it's good that the government is supporting the athletes financially," said the swimmer.