Mission Olympic Cell adds new crew to the fleet in first meet
The Hindu
Sports Ministry’s new Olympic cell has started preparations for the 2024 Paris Games
As many as 20 new sportspersons were added to the list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) on Monday, taking the total number of athletes to be funded by the Sports Ministry for the 2024 Olympic Games to 148.
Seven Olympic and six Paralympic disciplines were identified for support under TOPS at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC). More athletes will be added to TOPS list in MOC's next meeting later this month.
The approved athletes were from cycling, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling in Olympic sports. Archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, fencing, golf, gymnastics, judo, rowing and tennis will be taken up in the next meeting later this month.
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