Target Olympic Podium Scheme

Sports Min launches schemes to ease funds access for athletes

Last updated : Jul 11, 2022 21:07
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Jul 08, 2022 19:07

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry Friday launched three major initiatives - online portal for schemes of department of sports, National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) website and revised scheme of cash award, national welfare and pension to sportspersons.

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, while announcing the new initiatives from his ministry, said they were launched with a vision to make these schemes more user-friendly, easy to access and transparent.

Jan 10, 2022 18:01
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10 athletes added to TOPS list, total now stands at 301
NEW DELHI: Golfers Anirban Lahiri, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, ace rider Fouaad Mirza, and Alpine skiier Mohammed Arif Khan are among the 10 athletes added by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) to the list of athletes who would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Dec 14, 2021 16:12
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148 athletes inducted in first TOPS list for 2024 Games
NEW DELHI: A total of 148 athletes, including 20 new inductees, in seven Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic disciplines have been identified for support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports here on Monday. 
Oct 22, 2021 17:10
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SAI appoints Commodore PK Garg as new TOPS chief executive
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the Mission Olympic Cell meeting held here Thursday.
Sep 15, 2020 15:09
Sports Ministry includes 94 athletes for TOPS support
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry has included 94 athletes in its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for support to probable athletes identified for the Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024 and Los Angles 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. 
Feb 21, 2020 16:02
Junior TOPS from this year: Sports Minister
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the government is set to implement the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the junior level from this year, PTI reports. The TOPS scheme is a flagship program of the Sports Ministry for providing financial assistance to India's top athletes.
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Govt adds 12 names to list of athletes eligible for TOPS
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SAI includes 12 para-athletes in revised TOPS list
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Jan 16, 2019 13:01
SAI identifies 495 Olympic prospects from Khelo India Games
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SAI to fund Rs1bn under TOPS Scheme for Tokyo 2020
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