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. …