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Neeraj Chopra in; Vinesh Phogat, Sharath Kamal out – TOPS trims core group from 179 to 94 on ‘dynamic’ list

Some of India’s biggest sportspersons found their names on the chopping block after the Sports ministry trimmed the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) from 179 to 94 after a performance review recently. Tennis, swimming and golf went unrepresented in the list while the presence of boxing and athletics was drastically reduced. …

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Sharath Kamal — scaling new heights at 40

“He has to be managed properly. Fitness, practice, activity outside India – we need a plan for Sharath. He needs to work on a slightly different mentality because his skills are not the same as they were four-five years ago. At the same time, he is more mature than he was back then, so we…

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