Odia sprinter Dutee Chand among Core Group of athletes for support under TOPS

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 24, 2021 IST

Bhubaneswar, Dec 24: Odia sprinter Dutee Chand has been selected among the Core Group of athletes for support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. By picking 50 athletes in the Core Group and 143 in the Development Group across eight disciplines in the second list, the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has increased the count to 291, including 102 in the Core Group. Athletes from as many as 13 Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic disciplines have been identified so far for support in their preparation for the 2024 Games. Badminton player from Odisha Rutuparna Panda has also been selected in the Development group in Badminton. Among the youngest of those identified for support is swimmer Riddhima Veerendra Kumar. The 14-year-old won a clutch of medals in the National Junior Championships in October and also made waves in the National Championships a week later. She was named among the 17 swimmers in the Development Group in addition to the two identified earlier for Core Group. The MOC accepted a recommendation by a sub-committee that a review of the swimming list be undertaken after the World Championships in June next year and of the archery list after the National Ranking tournament next month. Some other sport like Equestrian, Golf, Gymnastics, Judo and Tennis will be taken up later.

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