Lok Sabha Question No. 2947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Participation in Sports Events
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

Participation in Sports Events

## †2947. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) the number of sportspersons who have represented India in sports events held in India and abroad during the last three years along with the names of the games and the States to which they belong;
- (b) the details of the medals won by these sportspersons; and
- (c) the manner in which they have been felicitated by the Union and the State Governments?

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

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  does  not  maintain  a comprehensive  data  about  number  of  Indian  sportsperson  who represent  India  in  international  sports  events,  as  participation  of sportspersons and teams in international sports events is done by the respective  National  Sports  Federations  of  the  concerned  sports disciplines. Participation of Indian sportspersons and teams in multisports events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth  Games  is  done  by  Indian  Olympic  Association  in consultation with the concerned National Sports Federations.
- (b)    The  Ministry  does not maintain comprehensive data about the medals won by Indian sportspersons who have represented India in Sports events held in India and abroad.  However, details of number

of  medals  won  by  India  in  multi-sports  events  such  as  Olympic Games, Paralympics, Asian Games, Para-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, South Asian Games since 2012 are given in Annexure. (c)  Medal  winners  in  international    tournaments  are  felicitated  by Union Government  in various ways including by giving cash awards as per the 'Scheme  of  Special  Awards  to medal  winners  in International Events and their coaches', Cash awards form National Sports Development Fund, functions organized by the Ministry and Sports Authority of India, etc. The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  is  not  aware  of  the manner in which State Governments felicitate medal winners.

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Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2947 to be answered on 15.3.2016 regarding 'participation in sports events' by Shrimati Darshana Vikram Jardosh

Statement of number of medals won by Indian sportspersons in multisports events such as Olympic Games, Paralympics, Asian Games, Para-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and South Asian Games since 2012

|   S. No. | Name of the sports event                              | Gold Medal   |   Silver medal | Bronze medal   |   Total |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
|        1 | Olympic Games 2012 (London)                           | -            |              2 | 4              |       6 |
|        2 | Paralympics, 2012 (London)                            | -            |              1 | -              |       1 |
|        3 | Commonwealth Games, 2014 (Glasgow)                    | 15           |             30 | 9              |      64 |
|        4 | Asian Games, 2014 (Incheon)                           | 11           |             10 | 36             |      57 |
|        5 | Para-Asian Games, 2014 (Incheon)                      | 3            |             14 | 16             |      33 |
|        6 | 12 th South Asian Games, 2016 (Guwahati and Shillong) | 188          |             90 | 30             |     308 |