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Nation Khelega Bharat, Badhega Bharat

INDIA IN

COMMONWEALTH

GAMES

The second Commonwealth
Games i.e. British Empire
Games were held in London, in
1934 which India participated for the
first time. The Indian team was
represented under the British
flag because at that time India
was a British colony.

India had participated in only two
events wrestling and athletics.
Rashid Anwar of India won the Indian Contingent
15 110 103
bronze medal in wrestling in the 74kg
category.

SPORTS MEN WOMEN

The Indian contingent also includes Olympic
India is going to participate in medalists PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Bajrang
the Commonwealth Games for Punia, Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Manika Batra.
the 18th time.

n Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), the government NOW NATIONAL AIR SPORTS POLICY 2022
supports India's top athletes to prepare for the Olympic and LAUNCHED
Paralympic Games. At present 162 athletes, women's and men's
hockey teams have been included in the core group under this For the first time in the country, the National
scheme. Similarly, 254 best players have been identified in the Air Sports Policy has been launched in June
development group. The core group players get Rs 50,000 per 2022 to promote the best aerial sports and
month and development group players get Rs 25,000 monthly out- equipment infrastructure. It includes 11
of-pocket allowance. categories namely Aerobatics, Aeromodelling
n Under TOPS with an eye on 2028, the central government is and Model Rocketry, Amateur-Built and
currently pursuing the proposal for only those sports which are
part of the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Experimental Aircraft, Ballooning, Drone,
Paralympics, Para Asian Games, or may be included in Olympics Gliding, and Power Gliding, Hand Gliding and
2028, Paralympics 2028, Commonwealth Games 2026, Asian Power Hand Gliding, Parachute, Para Gliding,
Games 2026 and Para Asian Games 2026. and Paramotoring, Powered Aircraft and
n Khelo India Scheme: The objective of this scheme is to encourage Rotorcraft. A 'Hawai Khel Sangh' has also been
mass participation and promote excellence in sports. Financial proposed in the policy, whose main objective
assistance of ₹6.28 lakhs is allocated for each residential athlete will be to promote the ecosystem of aerial
training at the accredited academies as per the annual Khelo India
scholarship scheme. After the launch of the Khelo India scheme in sports, adopt good international standards,
2016-2017, the government has approved 289 sports infrastructure participate in global sporting events and
projects related to various sports across the country. develop effective governance systems, etc.
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