Lok Sabha Question No. 2626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Qualification for Rio Olympics-2016
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2626

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15-12-2015

Qualification for Rio Olympics-2016

†2626. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether several countries of the world are expediting their preparation for Rio  Olympics-2016  whereas  only  a  few  players  of  the  country  are  able  to qualify for the said Olympics with minimum standards;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has made any efforts to identify the players who have the potential to win medals for the country;
- (c) if so, the names of probable strong contenders for medals; and
- (d) the details of the efforts made in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) 57  athletes  (25  in  individual  events  and  16  members  each  of  men  and women Hockey team) have already qualified for participation in Rio Olympics 2016.  More  sportspersons  are  expected  to  qualify  for  participation  in  Rio Olympics 2016 as the qualification process will go on upto the first week of July 2016.

Preparations for improving the performance of the sportspersons and teams of the country in international sports events including Rio Olympics 2016 is an ongoing exercise. Coaching camps, customized training within the country and abroad  with  scientific  back-up,  competition  exposures  and  engagement  of foreign coaches are planned accordingly.

- (b) to (d):  The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports have formulated a Scheme namely, 'Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme' with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Focused disciplines are Athletics,  Archery,  Badminton,  Boxing,  Wrestling and Shooting.

106 athletes have been identified so far through a process of research and consultation  with  the  National  Sports  Federations  and  National  Coaches/ Experts of  the  relevant  disciplines.  Financial  assistance is  being  provided  to these athletes for customized training and other support. The list of athletes identified under TOP Scheme is attached as ANNEXURE-I.

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## ANNEXURE - I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  2626  REGARDING  QUALIFICATION  FOR  RIO OLYMPICS-2016 FOR 15.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

|   S No | Name                  | Discipline   |
|--------|-----------------------|--------------|
|      1 | Vikas Gowda           | Athletics    |
|      2 | Seema Punia           | Athletics    |
|      3 | Arpinder Singh        | Athletics    |
|      4 | Khushbir Kaur         | Athletics    |
|      5 | K T Irfan             | Athletics    |
|      6 | Saina Nehwal          | Badminton    |
|      7 | P V Sindhu            | Badminton    |
|      8 | P Kashyap             | Badminton    |
|      9 | K Srikanth            | Badminton    |
|     10 | Guru Saidutt          | Badminton    |
|     11 | H.S Prannoy           | Badminton    |
|     12 | MC Mary Kom           | Boxing       |
|     13 | Sarita Devi           | Boxing       |
|     14 | Pinki Rani            | Boxing       |
|     15 | Devendro Singh        | Boxing       |
|     16 | Shiva Thapa           | Boxing       |
|     17 | Mandeep Jangra,       | Boxing       |
|     18 | Vijender Singh        | Boxing       |
|     19 | Vikas Krishan         | Boxing       |
|     20 | Abhinav Bindra        | Shooting     |
|     21 | Gagan Narang          | Shooting     |
|     22 | Sanjeev Rajput        | Shooting     |
|     23 | Ayonika Paul          | Shooting     |
|     24 | Apurvi Chandela       | Shooting     |
|     25 | Heena Sidhu           | Shooting     |
|     26 | Shewta Singh          | Shooting     |
|     27 | Malaika Goel          | Shooting     |
|     28 | Jitu Rai              | Shooting     |
|     29 | P N Prakash           | Shooting     |
|     30 | Vijay Kumar           | Shooting     |
|     31 | Rahi Sarnobat         | Shooting     |
|     32 | Anisa Sayyed          | Shooting     |
|     33 | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting     |

| 34                    | Ankur Mittal             | Shooting   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------|
| 35                    | Mohd Ashab               | Shooting   |
| 36                    | Kynan Chenai             | Shooting   |
| 37                    | Sushil Kumar             | Wrestling  |
| 38                    | Yogeshwar Dutt           | Wrestling  |
| 39                    | Bajrang                  | Wrestling  |
| 40                    | Amit Kumar               | Wrestling  |
| 41                    | Rahul Aware              | Wrestling  |
| 42                    | Babita Kumari            | Wrestling  |
| 43                    | Vinesh Phogat            | Wrestling  |
| 44                    | Varsha Gautham           | Sailors    |
| 45                    | Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan | Sailors    |
| 46                    | Tarundeep Rai            | Archery    |
| 47                    | Atanu Das                | Archery    |
| 48                    | Jayanta Talukdar         | Archery    |
| 49                    | Mangal Champia           | Archery    |
| 50                    | Viswash                  | Archery    |
| 51                    | Ranjit Naik              | Archery    |
| 52                    | Deepika Kumari           | Archery    |
| 53                    | Bombayla Devi            | Archery    |
| 54                    | Rimil Buruily            | Archery    |
| 55                    | Laxmi Rani Majhi         | Archery    |
| 56                    | Dola Banerjee            | Archery    |
| 57                    | Snehal                   | Archery    |
| 58                    | Sanjay Boro              | Archery    |
| 59                    | Atul Verma               | Archery    |
| 60                    | Binod Swansi             | Archery    |
| 61 Madhu              | Vedwan                   | Archery    |
| 62                    | Priyanka Pawar           | Athletics  |
| 63                    | Tintu Luka               | Athletics  |
| 64 Debashree Majumdar |                          | Athletics  |
| 65                    | M.R. Poovamma            | Athletics  |
| 66                    | Anilda Thomas            | Athletics  |
| 67                    | Ashwini Akkunji          | Athletics  |
| 68                    | Jauna Murmu              | Athletics  |
| 69                    | Sini Jose                | Athletics  |
| 70                    | Mandeep Kaur             | Athletics  |
| 71                    | Chavi Sharawat           | Athletics  |
| 72                    | Anju Thomas              | Athletics  |
| 73                    | Nirmala                  | Athletics  |
| 74                    | Arpitha M.               | Athletics  |
| 75                    | K. Ganapathy             | Athletics  |

|   76 | Manish Rawat       | Athletics      |
|------|--------------------|----------------|
|   77 | Sandeep Kumar      | Athletics      |
|   78 | Devender Singh     | Athletics      |
|   79 | Sumit Sangwan      | Boxing         |
|   80 | Sarjubala Devi     | Boxing         |
|   81 | Chain Singh        | Shooting       |
|   82 | Maana Patel        | Swimming       |
|   83 | Inderjeet Singh    | Athletics      |
|   84 | Navjeet Kaur       | Athletics      |
|   85 | Gurmeet Singh      | Athletic       |
|   86 | Jisna Mathew       | Athletics      |
|   87 | Dipa Karmakar      | Gymnastics     |
|   88 | Geeta Phogat       | Wrestling      |
|   89 | Narsingh Yadav     | Wrestling      |
|   90 | Leander Paes       | Tennis         |
|   91 | Sania Mirza        | Tennis         |
|   92 | Rohan Bopanna      | Tennis         |
|   93 | Gurpreet Singh     | Shooting       |
|   94 | Amit Saroha        | Para-Athletics |
|   95 | Sharad Kumar       | Para Athletes  |
|   96 | Devendar           | Para Athletics |
|   97 | Karamjyoti         | Para Athletics |
|   98 | Narender           | Para Athletics |
|   99 | Deepa Malik        | Para Athletics |
|  100 | H N Girisha        | Para Athletics |
|  101 | Sandeep Singh Maan | Para Athletics |
|  102 | Sharath Gayakwad   | Para Swimming  |
|  103 | Jwala Gutta        | Badminton      |
|  104 | Ashwini Ponnappa   | Badminton      |
|  105 | Manu Atri          | Badminton      |
|  106 | Sumeeth Reddy      | Badminton      |

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