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Sports Ministry to Review India’s Asian Games Campaign
India’s Sports Ministry plans to review the country’s Asian Games performance.
The meeting is set for October 13.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lead it.
The review will look closely at shooting, badminton and athletics.
Some experienced athletes supported by a special sports scheme did not win medals.
The ministry wants to discuss why that happened.
It will also ask whether the money invested is leading to the results expected.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has called a review meeting for October 13.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lead the meeting, according to PTI.
The discussion will focus on India’s performance in shooting, badminton and athletics.
Officials will examine the lack of medals from experienced athletes included in the TOPS scheme.
The review will question whether the results reflect the investment in athletes.
- Who
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- What
- A review meeting about India’s Asian Games campaign.
- Where
- When
- October 13.
- Why
- To review poor performances in shooting, badminton and athletics, and consider whether investment is matching results.
Investment Concern
Results Review
Funding and performance
Investment Concern
The meeting will question whether investment in athletes is matching the results achieved.
Results Review
The review is intended to examine the performances and medal shortfall; the article does not report a response or explanation from athletes or officials.
Key facts
- Meeting date
- October 13
- Meeting leader
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Agency cited
- Press Trust of India (PTI)
- Sports under focus
- Shooting, badminton and athletics
- Athletes under review
- Experienced athletes in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) who did not win medals
- Central question
- Whether results reflect the investment









