Target Olympic Podium Scheme

Bhavina Patel's mantra to success at Tokyo Paralympics: Table tennis at all times

"My obsession with table tennis reached a point where eating, food and sleep took a backseat in my life," said Bhavina Patel.

Sports ministry approaches Ministry of External Affairs to get UK visa for Sania Mirza's son

Sania Mirza is scheduled to compete in the Nottingham Open (from 6 June), Birmingham Open (from 14 June), the Eastbourne Open (from 20 June) and the Wimbledon (from 28 June).

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Fencer Bhavani Devi training with Italian national team; to get COVID-19 vaccines in Italy

To prepare for her historic appearance at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, fencer Bhavani Devi is training with the Italian national team. She is likely to fly to Tokyo from Italy itself after getting her COVID-19 vaccination done in the European nation.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra says he desperately needs competitions before Games; confident of breaching 90m mark

“I feel I’m very close to throwing over 90m this year. If I can get competitions, I’m ready to breach 90m," said javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who's touted as India's best hope for a track and field medal at the Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: In pandemic-affected year, Sharath Kamal confident of realising 17-year-old dream

"17 years after my first Olympics at Athens, I have hope that my dream will turn into a reality at Tokyo. I’m as close to making that dream into a reality as I can be,” said Sharath Kamal.

Tokyo-bound Sania Mirza included in TOPS four years after she opted out of scheme

Sania was selected in the TOPS during the 56th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell in New Delhi.

Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary's missed dope test not considered whereabouts failure, says IPC

Chaudhary, who is under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the government, was not available at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex when a dope control officer (DCO) came to take his sample last month.

Vinesh Phogat and team's 40-day Hungary training camp approved by central government

The camp was sanctioned under Indian government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

TOPS core list of track and field athletes includes discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018

Arpinder Singh's name was excluded from the TOPS core group after a performance review by the Mission Olympic Cell on Thursday. However, discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018, is still a part of the core group, raising questions about the review process.

Arpinder Singh on TOPS list exclusion: 'How can I prove myself when there have been no events since March?'

Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist Arpinder Singh questions move to drop him from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme list in a year where there has been scant competitions.