Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme
26-08-2023
11:44 AM
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Overview:
Recently, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s proposal to train in Belmeken, Bulgaria, which is a High Altitude training area situated approximately 2600m above sea level.
About Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme:
- The funding is being provided under Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
- The TOPS Scheme has seen successes in the form of PV Sindhu (badminton) and Sakshi Malik (wrestling), who won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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TOP Scheme
- What is it? It is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) which is an attempt to provide assistance to India’s top athletes.
- Launch: It was started in September 2014 and was revamped in April 2018 to establish a technical support team for managing the TOPS athletes and providing holistic support.
- Mission Olympic Cell: It is a dedicated body created to assist the athletes who are selected under the TOP Scheme. The MOC is under the Chairmanship of the Director General, Sports Authority (DG, SAI).
- TOPS Elite Athletes’ Identification Committee:
- It was constituted to identify the elite athletes who could achieve the Olympic podium.
- MYAS is responsible for appointment of TOPS members with emphasis on ensuring representation from ‘High-Priority’ sports (Archery, Badminton, Boxing Hockey, Shooting and Wrestling).
- The total members of the committee are to be decided by MYAS. TOPS constitution does not stipulate minimum/maximum members for the committee.
Source : PIB