The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Preparations for forthcoming Olympic Games, which are scheduled to be held from 5-21 August 2016 at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), are going on in right earnest. Government is making every effort for training and coaching of Indian sportspersons and teams so that they win maximum number of medals and make the country proud.
He said, Identified medal prospects are being provided financial assistance for their customized training at Institutes having world class facilities and other necessary support under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, which the Government specifically formulated and launched in 2014 under National Sports Development Fund with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for Rio Olympics 2016 and Olympic Games 2020.
Further, National coaching camps are being organized and competitive exposure abroad is being provided to the identified probables so, that more and more sportspersons qualify for participation in Rio Olympics 2016 and put up their best performance in the Olympic Games.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, So far, 65 sportspersons [33 individual sportspersons in the disciplines of Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Shooting and Wrestling and 16 members each of Hockey (Men) and Hockey (Women) teams] have already qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. More are expected to qualify, as the qualification process will go on till July 2016.
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Shooting, Tennis and Wrestling are the focussed disciplines as far as India’s chances of winning medals at Rio Olympics are concerned.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
He said, Identified medal prospects are being provided financial assistance for their customized training at Institutes having world class facilities and other necessary support under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, which the Government specifically formulated and launched in 2014 under National Sports Development Fund with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for Rio Olympics 2016 and Olympic Games 2020.
Further, National coaching camps are being organized and competitive exposure abroad is being provided to the identified probables so, that more and more sportspersons qualify for participation in Rio Olympics 2016 and put up their best performance in the Olympic Games.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, So far, 65 sportspersons [33 individual sportspersons in the disciplines of Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Shooting and Wrestling and 16 members each of Hockey (Men) and Hockey (Women) teams] have already qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. More are expected to qualify, as the qualification process will go on till July 2016.
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Shooting, Tennis and Wrestling are the focussed disciplines as far as India’s chances of winning medals at Rio Olympics are concerned.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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