Mission Olympic Cell adds 10 athletes to the TOPS list

Mission Olympic Cell under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has added ten athletes to the list of athletes who would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Total 10 new entrants, five athletes have been included in the Core group while five have been added to the Development group. Now, the total number of athletes under TOPS has increased to 301, which includes 107 in the Core group while 294 in the Development group.

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Athletes added to the Core group includes:

• Aditi Ashok (Golf)
• Fouaad Mirza (Horse Rider/ Equestrian)
• Anirban Lahiri (Golf)
• Diksha Dagar (Golf)
• Mohammed Arif Khan (Alpine Skiier )

Athletes added to the Development group includes:

• Shubhankar Sharma (Golf)
• Tvesa Malik (Golf)
• Yash Ghangas (Judo)
• Unnati Sharma (Judo)
• Linthoi Chanambam (Judo)

Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)

• TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which was launched in September 2014 and revamped in April 2018.
• The scheme aims to provide all requisite support and assistance to probable athletes identified for the Olympic Games/Paralympic Games and other major international tournaments so that they can win medals.

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