Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) is a scheme created by Government of India to promote sports in India.[1] In September 2014, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India started a scheme to train and promote high-performance athletes with a target of getting medals at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It constituted a committee called as TOPS Elite Athletes’ Identification Committee to identify the elite athletes who can be supported in their training to get the Olympic medals.[2] TOPS was expanded to include junior athletes in 2020.[3]
TOPS, along with other nationwide sports initiatives such as Khelo India, have been recognized as improving India's performance at major sporting events.[4]