With
a view to prepare athletes and teams for forthcoming London Olympics, the Department
of Sports has launched Project ‘Operation Excellence for London Olympics 2012’
(OPEX 2012) under which core probables are being
identified and they are being provided comprehensive and intensive training,
both within country and abroad and competition exposure in international sports
competitions.
Based on the approved
funding norms, which are at par with CWG-2010 scales, with further upscaling in certain areas such as lodging, nutrition, scientific
support and daily allowance, the budget has been estimated at Rs.258.39 crore for the period April 2011 to August 2012 covering expenditure towards maintenance charges towards field of
play (Rs. 7.60 crore), boarding and food supplements
(Rs. 36.95 crore), lodging (Rs. 49.74 crore), scientific & medical support (Rs. 5.06 crore), consumable sports equipment including competition
kit (Rs. 18.58 crore), non-consumable sports
equipment (Rs. 4.37 crore), Indian coaches (Rs. 2.91 crore), foreign coaches (Rs. 20.00 crore),
support personnel (Rs. 7.84 crore), foreign
competition and training exposure (Rs. 75.45 crore),
competition exposure within India (Rs. 19.18 crore)
and sports kit (Rs. 3.80 crore). Discipline-wise
details of estimated expenditure are give below.
Statement indicating the
approximate budget of Operation Excellence (OPEX 2012) for London Olympics 2012 (April, 2011 to July,
2012- 16 months/ 490days)
|
Sl. No
|
Discipline
|
No. of Campers
(men –women- coaches- support personnel)
|
No. of Days in coaching camps on an average
|
Total Amount
(in crores)
|
|
1.
|
Archery
|
16+16+9+7
|
400
|
9.22
|
|
2.
|
Athletics
|
21+27+24+9
|
400
|
15.94
|
|
3.
|
Badminton
|
24+14+15+7
|
400
|
13.09
|
|
4.
|
Boxing
|
40+40+22+10
|
400
|
27.20
|
|
5.
|
Gymnastics
|
40+8+1+7
|
400
|
13.58
|
|
6.
|
Hockey
|
45+45+10+14
|
400
|
20.50
|
|
7.
|
Judo
|
28+28+06+04
|
400
|
12.07
|
|
8.
|
Rowing
|
16+12+9&
|
400
|
8.74
|
|
9.
|
Shooting
|
62+30+16
+ 7
|
400
|
43.80
|
|
10.
|
Swimming
|
21+22+10+7
|
400
|
12.73
|
|
11.
|
Table Tennis
|
20+18+8+7
|
400
|
14.62
|
|
12.
|
Taekwondo
|
28
+28+05+03
|
400
|
9.41
|
|
13.
|
Tennis
|
5
players under NSDF
|
|
2.17
|
|
14.
|
Weightlifting
|
24+26+12+7
|
400
|
11.20
|
|
15.
|
Wrestling
|
56+
28+15+06
|
400
|
15.72
|
|
16.
|
Yachting
|
10+2+5+7
|
400
|
8.40
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
238.39
|
Rupees
238.39 Crores on preparations + Rupees 20 Crores for foreign Coaches = Total Rupees 258.39 Crores
The sports competitions in London Olympics, 2012 will be held in 26
disciplines viz. Acquatics, Archery, Athletics,
Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics,
Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon,
Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon
Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
The participation of athletes in London Olympics, 2012 will be on the
basis of performance in pre-qualifying competitions. So, participation of Indian sportspersons
from various disciplines will be on the basis of qualifying for London Olympics, 2012. So far, 15 sportspersons (5 from athletics, 8
from shooting and 2 from swimming) have qualified for participation in London
Olympics, 2012
This was stated by Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs &
Sports, in the Rajya Sabha
today, in a written reply to a question by Shri Mohan Singh.
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