Lok Sabha Question No. 2087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Representation of Athletes in Olympics and Commonwealth Games
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2087

## ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

Representation of Athletes in Olympics and Commonwealth Games

2087. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

(a) the details and the number of athletes belonging to the State of West  Bengal  who  represented  India  at  the  latest  Olympics  and Commonwealth Games separately;

- (b)  the  details  of  division  of  such  athletes  into  male  and  female athletes respectively; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase such participation?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  &  (b)  The  details  of  athletes  belonging  to  State  of  West  Bengal who represented India at the Tokyo Olympics, 2020, Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and Commonwealth Games, 2022, are as under:

| Tokyo Olympics, 2020    | Tokyo Olympics, 2020    | Tokyo Olympics, 2020    | Tokyo Olympics, 2020    |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S.                      | Name                    | Discipline              | Gender                  |
| 1.                      | Shri Atanu Das          | Archery                 | Male                    |
| 2.                      | Ms. Pranati Nayak       | Gymnastics              | Female                  |
| 3                       | Ms. Suthirtha Mukherjee | Table Tennis            | Female                  |
| Tokyo Paralympics, 2020 | Tokyo Paralympics, 2020 | Tokyo Paralympics, 2020 | Tokyo Paralympics, 2020 |
| 1.                      | Ms. Sakina K.           | Para Powerlifting       | Female                  |

|   Commonwealth Games, 2022 | Commonwealth Games, 2022   | Commonwealth Games, 2022   | Commonwealth Games, 2022   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                          1 | Ms. Pranati Nayak          | Gymnastics                 | Female                     |
|                          2 | Shri Satyajit Mondal       | Gymnastics                 | Male                       |
|                          3 | Shri Ramit Tondon          | Squash                     | Male                       |
|                          4 | Shri Achinta Sheuli        | Weightlifting              | Male                       |

(c)    The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  is  providing  financial assistance to recognized National Sports Federations (NSFs) towards training  of  athletes  which  includes  all  requisite  facilities  for  their preparations including wholesome nutritious diet, food supplements, equipment support, state-of-the-art infrastructure, lodging, travelling facilities, services of reputed Indian and Foreign Coaches/supporting staff,  scientific  &  medical support, sports kit, etc. besides financial assistance for their training abroad and participation in international competitions  in  India  and  abroad  through  the  Scheme  of  financial assistance  to  NSFs.  For  the  said  purpose,  an  Annual  Calendar  for Training  and  Competition  (ACTC)  budget  is  approved  for  each  NSF every year.

Further,  elite  Athletes  are  selected  and  provided  with  financial assistance  like  OPA,  equipment  Support,  coaches  etc  under  the Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

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