OLYMPIC SCHEMES NEED PRUNING FOR EFFICIENCY

THE year 2024 was not the best for Olympic sports in the country.

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There were controversies, numerous court cases against national sports federations for violating the 2011 Sports Code, unrelenting infighting at the Indian Olympic Association, and more heartbreaks than jubilations on the field, especially at the Paris Olympics. However, 2025 has started with some promise. The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), a body created to assist the athletes selected for the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), has been reconstituted this year, as was expected. The sports ministry has included most of the major private stakeholders who have been supporting athletes with supplementary needs. Apart from the Olympic Gold Quest, the MOC now has mem