Overview

• Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and sprinter Animesh Kujur were named to the TOPS developmental group after securing silver and bronze medals respectively at the Asian Championships.
• The women’s 4x100m relay quartet of Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha Shanuvalli, Nithya Gandhe, and Srabani Nanda earned inclusion in TOPS following their silver-medal performance at the Asian meet.
• Gymnasts Pranati Nayak and Protishtha Samanta were added to the Target Asian Games Group after Nayak claimed bronze at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
• Athletes in the TOPS developmental group will receive a monthly allowance of Rs 25,000 as part of long-term support for India’s medal contenders.
• Further support measures include Rs 11.9 lakh approved for archery equipment ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and a Chevening Scholarship awarded to SAI deputy director Sathishkumar S for a master’s in sports management at Loughborough University.