Para-Shuttlers, Swimmers Shortlisted For Target Olympic Podium Scheme

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of Indias (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell has selected five para-badminton players for inclusion in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Six swimmers have been selected for the TOPS' Developmental Group for Olympic 2024. The athletes were chosen for TOPS after a detailed analysis, in consultation with the National Sports Federations, to ensure the best possible medal prospects are identified.

The review was undertaken on various parameters like global performance trends from most recent Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and World Championships, performance of competing international counterparts (athletes) in the last three years, etc. IANS

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