Government designates Olympians as National Observers

Government has designated the following Olympians as National Observers for the disciplines mentioned against each of them:-

S. No.	Sports Disciplines	Name of National Observers
1	Athletics	Ms. P.T. Usha Ms. Anju Bobby George
2	Archery	Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh
3	Badminton	Ms. Aparna Popat
4	Boxing	Ms. Mary Kom Shri Akhil Kumar
5	Hockey	Shri Jagbir Singh
6	Shooting	Shri Abhinav Bindra
7	Tennis	Shri Somdev Devvarman
8	Weightlifting	Ms. Karnam Malleshwari
9	Wrestling	Shri Sushil Kumar
10	Football	Shri I. M. Vijayan
11	Swimming	Shri Khajan Singh
12	Table Tennis	Shri Kamlesh Mehta

The National Observers will assist the Government, Sports Authority of India, and National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned including Indian Olympic Association in the preparation and implementation of the long term development plan with respect to high priority and priority sports covering all aspects including selection policy, quality specifications for National Camps, long term athlete development plan, coaching development, development of technical officials and monitoring & evaluation of athlete performance.  Apart from providing inputs for their respective disciplines, the National Observers would also to be consulted as a group on crosscutting issues impacting sports development in the country.

The National Observers would be playing a key role in implementation of action plans for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 and 2028.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in