Top Scheme

Badminton Association of India should launch junior development programme, improve funding to nurture untapped talent

It would be in the best interest of the sport that Badminton Association of India launches a junior development programme that will ensure that its high-performance managers are in touch with every player who has the potential to do well for India.

After stop-start career, triple jumper Arpinder Singh finding speed and momentum under Antony Yaich

Triple jumper Arpinder Singh had sent a proposal to train under Jeremy Fischer in USA under the TOP Scheme. But when he didn't hear back on it for many weeks, he moved to IIS to train under Antony Yaich.

Asian Games 2018: Manjit Singh wants TOP Scheme inclusion after winning gold medal in 800m event

Asian Games gold medallist Manjit Singh, who doesn't have a regular job, today requested the sports ministry to include him in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme to prepare for the upcoming big events like the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Big boost: Sports Ministry to provide Rs 1 lakh a month to Rio-bound Indian athletes

In a boost to Rio-bound athletes, the Sports Ministry has decided to provide Rs one lakh per month as Out of Pocket allowance to the sportspersons under the TOP scheme in their preparation for the Olympics and Paralympics Games at Rio de Janeiro.

Sports ministry's TOP scheme 'well-meaning' but not implemented well, say Indian shooters

Top Indian shooters, including Abhinav Bindra and Heena Sidhu, have said that the government's much talked-about Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme could have been implemented better, though they called it a "well-meaning" programme.

BAI plan to recommend Jayaram for TOP scheme after Korea Open heroics

Jayaram finished runner-up at the Korea Open, which helped him regain his place at the top-25 in the latest rankings issued by the Badminton World Federation yesterday.

Just let me run: Dutee Chand hopes to impress in Nationals and get into TOP scheme

Dutee's personal best in 100m is 11.62secs and she had clocked it at the World Youths in 2013.

Badminton: New hope for doubles in India after recent improved performances

Lack of depth in doubles has proved to be India's bane at the world stage of badminton

My sister is indisciplined: Open letter from Jwala Gutta's sister to SAI

Insi Gutta, makes her case for why her sister, Jwala, deserves better treatment from the government.

Sports Ministry to include Jwala-Ashwini in TOP scheme; reiterate there was no bias

Sports Ministry is set to include shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme