NEW DELHI: Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday expressed confidence that Indian athletes would obtain their highest-ever medal rely on the upcoming Asian Video games.
This 12 months, India plan to ship one in all their largest contingents to the occasion, that includes athletes collaborating in non-traditional sports activities similar to kurash, jujutsu, and chess.
Anticipated figures recommend that round 600 athletes will symbolize India throughout varied sports activities compared to 570 athletes within the earlier version and 541 in 2014.
“The development in services by the federal government has resulted in India’s best-ever efficiency on the final Oympics, Paralympics, Deaflympics and Commonwealth Video games. We gained a file variety of medals and we’ll do equally within the Asian Video games.
“I feel India can have the all-time efficiency within the Asian Video games,” Thakur advised reporters on the event of Mission Olympic Cell’s (MOC) 100th assembly right here.
India returned with a best-ever haul of 69 medals, together with 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze from the 2018 Asian Video games in Jakarta and Pelambang, Indonesia.
The minister knowledgeable that over 350 proposals of TOPS (Goal Olympic Podium Scheme) group athletes value Rs 45 crore have additionally been authorised on this Olympic cycle.
“For the preparation for Asian Video games the federal government has until now sanctioned over Rs 220 crore. The federal government has spent Rs 450 crore within the present Olympic cycle on coaching and tools. We’ve authorised proposals of TOPS group athletes value Rs 45 crore,” Thakur mentioned.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has set July 15 because the deadline for sending last entries for the postponed Asian Video games set to happen in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
Choice trials for greater than half of the Asian Video games disciplines have already been performed by the respective federations and relaxation could be completed by June 30.
“All associations are aiming to finalise their groups and end the Asian Video games choice trials until June 30 which is properly earlier than the July 15 deadline,” Thakur mentioned.
The federal government has additionally revised help to Nationwide Sports activities Federations with an outlay of Rs 1575 within the present Finance Fee cycle (2021-2025).
Moreover, to draw the most effective expertise and minds to deal with operational points of TOPS scheme similar to analysis work and administration of athletes, the federal government has upgraded wage construction of TOPS for varied posts by about 35 per cent.
(With PTI Inputs)
This 12 months, India plan to ship one in all their largest contingents to the occasion, that includes athletes collaborating in non-traditional sports activities similar to kurash, jujutsu, and chess.
Anticipated figures recommend that round 600 athletes will symbolize India throughout varied sports activities compared to 570 athletes within the earlier version and 541 in 2014.
“The development in services by the federal government has resulted in India’s best-ever efficiency on the final Oympics, Paralympics, Deaflympics and Commonwealth Video games. We gained a file variety of medals and we’ll do equally within the Asian Video games.
“I feel India can have the all-time efficiency within the Asian Video games,” Thakur advised reporters on the event of Mission Olympic Cell’s (MOC) 100th assembly right here.
India returned with a best-ever haul of 69 medals, together with 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze from the 2018 Asian Video games in Jakarta and Pelambang, Indonesia.
The minister knowledgeable that over 350 proposals of TOPS (Goal Olympic Podium Scheme) group athletes value Rs 45 crore have additionally been authorised on this Olympic cycle.
“For the preparation for Asian Video games the federal government has until now sanctioned over Rs 220 crore. The federal government has spent Rs 450 crore within the present Olympic cycle on coaching and tools. We’ve authorised proposals of TOPS group athletes value Rs 45 crore,” Thakur mentioned.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has set July 15 because the deadline for sending last entries for the postponed Asian Video games set to happen in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
Choice trials for greater than half of the Asian Video games disciplines have already been performed by the respective federations and relaxation could be completed by June 30.
“All associations are aiming to finalise their groups and end the Asian Video games choice trials until June 30 which is properly earlier than the July 15 deadline,” Thakur mentioned.
The federal government has additionally revised help to Nationwide Sports activities Federations with an outlay of Rs 1575 within the present Finance Fee cycle (2021-2025).
Moreover, to draw the most effective expertise and minds to deal with operational points of TOPS scheme similar to analysis work and administration of athletes, the federal government has upgraded wage construction of TOPS for varied posts by about 35 per cent.
(With PTI Inputs)
