Sportspersons preparing for participation in international sports events are continuously assisted for their training and competitive exposures within the country and abroad: Anurag Thakur

Sportspersons preparing for participation in international sports events are continuously assisted for their training and competitive exposures within the country and abroad: Anurag Thakur

Sportspersons preparing for participation in international sports events are continuously assisted for their training and competitive exposures within the country and abroad through the Annual Calendar of Training & Competitions (ACTC), funded under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs). Further, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has been implemented since 2014 for meeting the requirements of customized training of the athletes with medal prospects in mega sports events such as the Olympics, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, to help them excel at these international sporting events. At present, 98 individual athletes &02 hockey teams (Men’s &Women’s) are included in the TOPS core group.  Under the TOPS Development Group, talent identification of 165 elite sporting talents has been completed.