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12/05/23 06:40 AM IST

Target Olympic Podium Scheme

In News
  • Olympian Archer and World Championship Silver Medallist Atanu Das was re-inducted in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
About TOPS
  • The Target Olympic Podium Scheme is a major initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports aimed at providing support to India’s top athletes.
  • The scheme aims to enhance the training of these athletes in order to help them win medals at the Olympics.
  • To accomplish this goal, the Department of Sports is responsible for identifying individuals with the potential to win medals at the Olympics.
  • The scheme seeks to sponsor a group of athletes who are in the developmental stage and have the potential to win medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
History
  • The Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS), an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was launched in September 2014 with the aim of helping India win Olympic medals in the 2016 (Rio) and 2020 (Tokyo) Olympics.
  • A committee called the TOPS Elite Athletes’ Identification Committee was created to identify elite athletes capable of winning a podium finish at the Olympics.
  • The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is responsible for selecting TOPS members and ensuring that “High-Priority” sports such as Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Shooting, and Wrestling are represented.
Source- PIB

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