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The Indian kabaddi team had won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. (Credit: X/@rajnathsingh)

Separate funding scheme for Asian Games medal prospects not elite enough for Olympic podium

February 11, 2025 8:22 am

TOPS will remain, but a new group will provide financial support to athletes who may not be good enough to medal at the Games but remain strong prospects for Asiad

Atanu Das, Mehuli Ghosh re-included In TOPS; young shooter Tilottama Sen also in development group

May 11, 2023 1:45 pm

Atanu, who had scored 673 points to claim the fourth spot in the men's recurve individual rankings, was making a return to international outdoor competition after nearly one-and-a-half years.

From 152 athletes. TOPS Scheme reduced to 45

August 26, 2017 9:22 pm

The total amount spent was Rs 36.85 crore. However, the government was criticised for the poor implementation of the scheme while the athletes were pulled up for planning poorly to utilise the funds that were made available to them.

Olympic question

August 21, 2015 12:32 am

Government’s support system for sportspersons is pathetic. But why depend only on government?

New government scheme may see athletes snap old ties

February 10, 2015 11:55 am

Government sent out contracts to 75 hand-picked athletes under their proposed Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

What driver who took finance ministry officer to hospital said about ‘madam driving BMW’

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A BMW rammed into a motorcycle, killing Navjot Singh, a Finance Ministry official, and injuring his wife. Mohammad Gulfam, a passerby, rushed them to a private hospital after the car driver asked him to. The driver, Gaganpreet Makkar, and her family were also admitted to the same hospital. Police have booked Gaganpreet for culpable homicide and attempting to destroy evidence.

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