Asian Games Champions Triumph Despite Modest Government Funding Support
· Sports · Times of India, NDTV Sports
India's 21-gold medal campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games featured several standout athletes who achieved podium success despite receiving minimal targeted financial assistance. Seventeen-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod secured three medals, including individual recurve gold and an LA Olympics quota, after receiving just Rs 50,000 under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme. Compound archers Sahil Rajesh Jadhav, Kushal Dalal, and Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam similarly produced gold-winning performances despite receiving modest TOPS allocations. In contrast, other medalists such as boxer Lovlina Borgohain received substantially higher targeted funding of Rs 22.97 lakh. The disparity illustrates that athletic excellence can outpace formal funding pipelines designed to identify medal prospects.
Why it matters
The findings reveal gaps in elite athlete funding distribution, showing that rising sports stars can deliver major international podium finishes despite minimal institutional support.
Read the original report — Times of India
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