Sports Authority of India Boost For The Olympics Bound Indian Athletes Under TOPS Scheme

In a major boost to enhance the performances of Olympic bound Indian athletes, the Sports Authority of India's Mission Olympic Cell cleared financial proposals worth Rs. 1.3 crores across 7 disciplines for purchasing requisite equipment and aiding training needs for the athletes.

NEW DELHI, INDIA � JULY 8: A view of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which will host the opening and the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in October this year, on July 8, 2010. (Photo by Parveen Negi/The India Today Group via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

New Delhi: The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) met  for the 47th Agenda meeting where the committee discussed the performance of athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and reviewed the financial proposals of TOPS athletes in various sport. The meeting was chaired by Director General, Sports Authority of India. During the meeting, financial proposal of approximately Rs. 1.3 crores were cleared for 7 sports disciplines. The financial proposals approved include the following: Athletics: Equipment requirements of javelin throwers Rohit Yadav and Shivpal Singh’s were approved Shooting: Equipment, training and international participation requirements of Miraj Ahmed Khan and equipment requirement for Chinki Yadav were approved. Cycling: Financial assistance was provided to the Cycling Federation to buy new cycles and other equipment, including, performance testing SRM ergometer. Para Archery: Para-archers Harvinder Singh, Vivek Chikara, Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar’s request for equipment was approved along with Vivek Chikara request for a new prosthesis. Swimming: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj’s request for swimming equipment, financial assistance for club, coach, other fee payments were approved. Para-Badminton: Financial assistance for participation of Sukant Kadam, Suhas Yathiraj, Manoj Sarkar, Pramod Bhagat, Tarun and Krishna Nagar in Spain Para – Badminton International event was approved. Para-Athletics: Para-javelin thrower Ajeet Singh's proposal for customised below elbow prosthesis was approved which will help him with Tokyo 2020 training and international competitions. The MOC also decided to move recurve archer Atul Verma from the TOPS core group to the developmental group. It was also decided, based on their current form and performance, that wrestlers Sandeep Tomar and Utkarsh Kale will not be part of the TOP Scheme.