CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The committee announced by Thakur on Monday is headed by Olympic medallist and six-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom.

Detailed explanation-2: -TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which is an attempt to provide assistance to India’s top athletes. The Scheme looks to add a premium to the preparations of these athletes so that they can win medals in the Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Target Olympic Podium Scheme or TOPS was launched in 2014 under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), GOI. The chief objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance and other help to athletes in their pursuit of medals in the Olympics and other international sporting events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sports Ministry holds its first Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting outside Delhi. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport (MYAS) on January 19th and 20th held its first Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting outside Delhi and on the sidelines of the ongoing Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The idea of the scheme is to also keep an eye on the future and fund a developmental group of athletes who are medal prospects for the Olympic games in Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.