Target Olympic Podium Scheme Current Affairs, GK & News
Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat wins Gold
The Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won her maiden Gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship. She won the medal beating Taipei’s Meng Hsuan Hsieh. Key Highlights Vinesh had earlier won four bronze and three silver medals. This is her third gold medal, but first at the Asian Wrestling Championship. Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna Award • National Sports Development Fund • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award • Target Olympic Podium Scheme • Vinesh Phogat • Wrestling
Target Olympic Podium Scheme to be launched for Junior Athletes
The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijju has launched the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for junior atheletes. The scheme will groom them for the Olympics that is to be held in 2024 and 2028. What is the plan? The GoI is to identify 10 to 12 year old talents through the scheme and will train them ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Athletics • Boxing • Government Schemes India • Olympics • Target Olympic Podium Scheme • Wrestling
Entire Men’s Hockey team included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has included entire Men’s Hockey team of India under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). This is first instance that entire team has been made beneficiary of the scheme as earlier only individual athletes from different sports were included as beneficiaries of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Government Schemes • Men's Hockey Team • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • Sports • Target Olympic Podium Scheme