Target Olympic Podium

By PTI NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has extended financial assistance to five Indian swimmers, including Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, under its Target Olympic Podium (TOPS) and ACTC schemes to help them…

NEW DELHI: India is looking at disciplines beyond the traditional sports for greater Olympic success in the coming future. The focus is on Los Angeles 2028. The change in focus has come about due to the country's underwhelming campaign at…

By Express News Service CHENNAI:  As many as seven names were dropped from shooting’s core group as the sports ministry released their first Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme list after the 2020 Games. This was the…

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has allocated more than Rs 32 crore to the Paralympic Committee of India during the four year period of 2017-18 to 2021-22, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said at the Parliament on Tuesday. In a reply to a…

NEW DELHI: Football icon Bhaichung Bhutia and long jumper Anju Bobby George were among seven former athletes who were included in the Mission Olympic Cell on Thursday as India looked to build on the successes of Tokyo Olympics for a…

NEW DELHI: His confidence on a high after a 25-place finish in the recent World Championships -- the best ever by an Indian in the marquee event, India's premier Laser Class sailor Vishnu Saravanan is aiming another rare feat -- a gold in…

NEW DELHI: A robot with advanced features was at hand whenever long-time coach "Lallan ji" (Lalan Doshi) was not. But a Paralympics medal (could be gold) would have probably remained a far cry had it not been for Bhavinaben Patel's initial…

NEW DELHI: Small, frail and not even in top three -- that was Shaili Singh when Anju Bobby George first saw her but the iconic Indian long jumper still decided to mentor her as she found the youngster to be "more or less like" her with a…

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur interacted with the World Youth Archery Championship winners during an event on Tuesday and congratulated them for making the nation proud. Team India won a total of 15…

NEW DELHI: Driven by India's best medal haul in Tokyo Olympics, the government will expand the size and scope of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) keeping the 2024 and 2028 Games in mind, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday.…