New Delhi, March 16 -- With India steadily progressing in its bid to win the hosting rights for the Olympics 2036, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) is scaling up the athlete-feeder system in a bid to power up the medal tally across major competitions in the coming years.

Across National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) and numerous SAI Training Centres (STCs), a new generation of athletes is moving from structured grassroots pathways to global podiums, according to a release.

With the number of these centres, academies and institutions set to increase further, the churning out of future champions becomes a seamless process.

Launched in 2019, the NCOE model was designed as an 'athlete-centric, coach-driven' high-performance ecosystem, w...