Some of the greatest athletes in India have found their names on the hatching block after the Ministry of Sports has reduced the central group of the target Olympic Podium diagram (TOPS) from 179 to 94 after a performance review recently.
Tennis, swimming and golf are not represented in the list while the presence of boxing and athletics has been considerably reduced.
Of the 94 chosen, 42 are valid athletes – a reduction of 78 compared to the previous list.
Fifty-two para-athletes, including the best interpreters of the Paris Paralympic Games, were in the central group, the reflection of their growing stature and their growing international performance, which included 29 medals (seven gold) in the capital French last August.
Tops, which was introduced in 2014 to ensure targeted support for Olympic hopes, provides foreign training, international competitions, equipment and a coach in addition to a monthly allowance for RS 50,000 for short -term athletes by the cell Olympic of the mission of the Ministry of Sports.
Recently, the ministry also added an allowance of 25 USD to the monthly allowance whenever an athlete travels abroad for training or competition.
The new list, however, is a “dynamic” and the names will continue to be added or abandoned depending on the performance of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
“It is a truthful, transparent and realistic reflection of the potential considered as on the date based on demonstrated performance,” said CEO of Tops, NS Johal.
The list also aligns with the thrust of the Minister of Sports Mansukh Mandaviya and the sports secretary, Sujata Chaturvedi, for a more performance policy concerning support for athletes.
Exclusion rules; Who is and who came out?
For inclusion in the Fresh group, the athletes had to be medalists in Paris or would be deepened in the draw for the matches or would have been in the top 16 of the world ranking.
Since 30 names in the previous list, athletics have only three figures in the updated group and none of them happen to be a woman.
The gold medalist of Tokyo 202, Neeraj Chopra ,, Avinash Sand and Long Jumper M. Sreeshankar, are the group’s athletics figures.
Among the eminent to abandon are asad Tajinderpal Singh Toor, winner of a gold shot, the anniversary javelin javelin launcher and twice the gold sprinter, Muhammed Anas Yahiya.
The representation of boxing has significantly passed from eight to only two and none of them happens to be a male pugilist. Only Lovlina Borgohain, winner of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and World Champion Nikhat Zareen are on the list.
Lovlina Borgohain (L) and Nikhat Zareen pose with their medals during the award ceremony, at the IBA 2023 female boxing championships in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo credit: PTI
Lovlina Borgohain (L) and Nikhat Zareen pose with their medals during the award ceremony, at the IBA 2023 female boxing championships in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo credit: PTI
The first and only global silver medallic in India in male boxing Amic Panghal, the medalist of the Asian championships on several occasions Shiva Thapa, and the quarter -final of the Paris Olympic Games, not to, are among those who are deleted .
Although the non-inclusion of Panghal and Thapa can be attributed to disappointing performance on the world scene for some time, DEV has been abandoned because of him becoming professional while moving the base in the United States for the moment.
K Srikanth and the Doubles Ashwini Ponnappa specialist are the most established badminton players among those who have been excluded from the redesigned list, which has kept PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and the double Satwiksairaj Ranki Reddy Reddy Reddy and Chirag Shetty.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Ranireddy of India celebrate after winning the double male match against Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan at the Open of France in 2024. Photo credit: Getty Images
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Ranireddy of India celebrate after winning the double male match against Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan at the Open of France in 2024. Photo credit: Getty Images
The shooting, which has long been considered the best bet of India medal in each multinational event, including the Olympic Games, continues to have a high representation. But the overall number is down 25 to 17.
The Duo Medalist of the World Championships of Divyansh Singh Panwar (Rifle) and Anish Bhanwala (pistol) are among those who were omitted.
No names in golf, swimming, tennis; Vinesh, Bajrang Sork
The best singles player in India, Sumit Nagal and the double veteran, the pro Rohan Bopanna did not find a place while the ministry has erased tennis from the fresh list with golf and swimming.
From the table tennis group, there has been a drastic cup with only Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula finding a place. The veteran A. Sharath Kamal, who played during his last Olympic Games in Paris, is no longer there and G. Sathiyan either, whose form has faded over time.
Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra table tennis players (Center, Câlins) have reached the new list while a Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan were excluded. | Photo credit: Reuters
Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra table tennis players (Center, Câlins) have reached the new list while a Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan were excluded. | Photo credit: Reuters
“For the moment, there is only one name in swimming that seems promising for the future and it is in the Tops development group,” said a source of the Moc referring to the champion of national games 14 years old, Dhinidhi Deinghu.
The Tokyo Olympic Games Ravi Dahiya, silver winners, found his name omitted thanks to a sabbatical leave forced by injuries.
The duo of Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, both, are both active politicians of the Congress party, the first being a deputy in Haryana.
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