TOPS set for a revamp, to include more sports
New Delhi, April 14 -- The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) is set for a revamp, bringing more athletes and disciplines under the programme. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday that a fresh framework for including athletes in TOPS is being drawn up. The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), which runs the programme, will conduct a quarterly evaluation.
The pool of athletes will expand to 3000 by 2032, maintaining a core to development ratio of 1:5. This will scale up further to 5000 athletes by 2036. "We need to have more athletes in the development group to create bench strength. The committee will be meeting once in every three months to evaluate the performance. We have drawn up the guidelines to select the athletes," said Mandaviy...
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