Special committee to train sports person
Q. ESC committee is set to train the sports people for which games?- Published on 04 Sep 17a. Commonwealth Games
b. Asian Games
c. Olympics
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved to constitute an Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) on the basis of the recommendations of the interim report of the Task Force.
Task Force was constituted in January 2017 for preparation of a comprehensive action plan, including short-term and medium to long-term measures for effective participation of Indian sportspersons in the next three Olympic Games to be held in 2020 (Tokyo), 2024 (Paris) and 2028 (Los Angeles).
The 8-member Task Force submitted its interim report on 22.05.2017 with focus on preparations in the short-term for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Functions of ESC: Know More- Review the core probable list of each High Priority and Priority disciplines for Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Olympic Games
- Review the Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTCs) approved by the Government in consultation with the National Sports Federation (NSF) concerned and make specific recommendations with respect to any additional or supplementary requirements.
- Recommend specific plans / packages for TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) beneficiaries selected by the TOPS committee;
- Recommend names of national and international training institutions for their empanelment for providing training, coaching and other support to TOPS athletes, including negotiated packages;
- Make specific recommendations for strengthening sport sciences within SAI as well as outsourcing sports science support in the short to medium term for providing sports science support to national campers;
- Recommend a panel of names of companies for carrying out athlete monitoring and data analytics work;
- Prepare quality specifications for national camps for different sports disciplines; and monitor the camps;
