Former long jump champion Anju Bobby George designated as the chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). She will assume her charge in the first week of December.
- She will succeed BJP parliamentarian and Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur.
- She will look into the complaints of athletes facing difficulty in getting the requisite support and funding from the government as part of their preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
About Anju Bobby
- Anju is the only Indian to have won a medal at World Championships (Paris, 2003).
- She is presently a member of the TOPS identification committee.
- She had won the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships (Monte Carlo) in 2005. But in 2014, she was declared winner of this Championship after disqualification of Russian Gold Medalist Tatyana Kotova on doping charges.
- She was awarded with Arjuna award (2003), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award(2004) and Padma Shri(2004).
About Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
The TOP Scheme under the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) was formulated with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
- The focused disciplines of the scheme were Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling and Shooting.
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