India designates Olympians as National Observers for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 and 2028
India designates Olympians as National Observers for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 and 2028
NEW DELHI (INDIA): Government of India has designated the following Olympians as National Observers for the disciplines mentioned against each of them:-n
S. No. | Sports Disciplines | Name of National Observers |
1 | Athletics | P.T. UshannAnju Bobby George |
2 | Archery | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh |
3 | Badminton | Aparna Popat |
4 | Boxing | Mary KomnnAkhil Kumar |
5 | Hockey | Jagbir Singh |
6 | Shooting | Abhinav Bindra |
7 | Tennis | Somdev Devvarman |
8 | Weightlifting | Karnam Malleshwari |
9 | Wrestling | Sushil Kumar |
10 | Football | I. M. Vijayan |
11 | Swimming | Khajan Singh |
12 | Table Tennis | Kamlesh Mehta |
nThe National Observers will assist the Government, Sports Authority of India, and National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned including Indian Olympic Association in the preparation and implementation of the long term development plan with respect to high priority and priority sports covering all aspects including selection policy, quality specifications for National Camps, long term athlete development plan, coaching development, development of technical officials and monitoring & evaluation of athlete performance.nnApart from providing inputs for their respective disciplines, the National Observers would also to be consulted as a group on crosscutting issues impacting sports development in the country.nnThe National Observers would be playing a key role in implementation of action plans for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 and 2028.