The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Based on the information provided by Sports Authority of India, following sportspersons, who have earned Quota Place for India for participation in Olympics 2016, are not included in Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme presently:
S No
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Name
|
Discipline
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1
|
Shri Baljinder Singh
|
Athletics-20 Km Walk
|
2
|
Shri Chandan Singh
|
Athletics-20 Km Walk
|
3
|
Ms Sapna
|
Athletics-20 Km Walk
|
4
|
Ms Manpreet Kaur
|
Athletics-Shotput
|
5
|
Shri Nitendra Rawat
|
Athletics-Marathon
|
6
|
Ms O P Jaisha
|
Athletics-Marathon/5000 M Steeple Chase
|
7
|
Ms Sudha Singh
|
Athletics-Marathon
|
8
|
Ms Lalita Babar
|
Athletics-3000 M Steeple Chase
|
9
|
Ms Kavita Raut
|
Athletics-Marathon
|
10
|
Shri Miraj Ahmad Khan
|
Shooting-Skeet
|
11
|
Hockey Team (Men) (16 members)
|
Hockey
|
12
|
Hockey Team (Women) (16 members)
|
Hockey
|
Training of such sportspersons is being done under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs)/ specific requests under National Sports Development Fund.
Those who have qualified for Rio Olympics are being included in the TOP Scheme
TOP Scheme Elite Athletes Identification Committee’ has been reconstituted in December 2015. The Committee’s assignment for selection of athletes under the Scheme and review of their performance is an ongoing process from time to time. The composition of the Committee is as under:
S No
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Name
|
Designation
|
1
|
Ms Anju Bobby George
|
Chairperson
|
2
|
Shri Rahul Dravid
|
Member
|
3
|
Shri Pullela Gopichand
|
Member
|
4
|
Ms Manisha Malhotra
|
Member
|
5
|
Ms M C Mary Kom
|
Member
|
6
|
Director General, Sports Authority of India or his
|
Member
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representative – ED (Teams)
| ||
7
|
Joint Secretary (Sports), MYAS
|
Member
|
8
|
Director (Sports) & Member Secretary-NSDF
|
Convener
|
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, In order to ensure that athletes under TOP scheme devote their time to training and preparation for Olympics 2016 and promptly get requisite funds as per entitlement under TOP scheme, Project Officers (PO) in Sports Authority of India (SAI) have been deputed to, inter-alia, work as mentors and do the work of handholding of the athletes under TOP scheme for their respective disciplines. The POs have been asked to proactively contact the said athletes and ascertain their requirements not covered under Scheme of Assistance to NSFs and get their application / documents / Bank Account details, etc. completed for getting funds from TOP Scheme on immediate basis for such requirements.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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