Anirban Lahiri
As a benefit from Aditi Ashok’s recent heroics at the Tokyo Olympics, for the first time, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has added 5 golfers to its schemes. Olympians Aditi Ashok, Anirban Lahiri, and Diksha Dagar have been named alongside various athletes in other disciplines who will receive support under the Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) which looks to nurture potential medal winners in Olympics, Asian and Commonwealth Games . 24 yr old Shubhankar Sharma who plays the European Tour ( now renamed as DP World Tour) and India’s leading player on the Ladies European Tour, Tvesa Malik – have also been named in this program.
The Ministry primarily supports elite athletes under the Annual Calendar for Training and Competition (ACTC) of each National Federation. TOPS provides customised support to athletes in areas not covered under the ACTC and addresses unanticipated needs of the athletes as they prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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