The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on 27 January 2017 reconstituted Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Committee.
The primary objective of the reconstituted TOP Committee is to identify and support potential medal prospects for 2020 and 2024 Olympic games under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
For the reconstituted committee, Abhinav Bindra was appointed as the chairman.
Members of the committee are –
| Member | Who is he/she? |
| Anil Khanna | Sports Administrator |
| Prakash Padukone | Renowned Ex Badminton Player and Coach |
| Karnam Malleshwari | Olympic Medalist |
| P T Usha | Renowned Olympian |
| Murlidhar Raja | Sports Administrator |
| Anjali Bhagwat | Renowned Shooter |
| Rekha Yadav | Secretary, Railway Sports Promotion Board |
| Dr S S Roy | ED (Teams), Sports Authority of India |
| Inder Dhamija | Joint Secretary (Sports) |
Inder Dhamija wil act as the Member Secretary of the reconstituted committee.
About Target Olympic Podium Scheme
• It was formulated within the overall ambit of National Sports Development Fund (NSDF).
• Its objective is to identify and support potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympic games.
• Under the scheme, the selected athletes are provided with financial assistance so that they will get customized training in institutes having world class facilities.
• The reconstituted committee under the chairmanship of Abhinav Bindra will select the candidates.
• Benchmark for selection of athletes under the scheme is in relation to international standards.
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