Abhinav Bindra appointed chairman of new TOP Committee

Beijing Olympics gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra was yesterday appointed chairman of the re-constituted Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Committee, which also has yesteryear sprint star PT Usha and badminton great Prakash Padukone among others

New Delhi: Beijing Olympics gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra was yesterday appointed chairman of the re-constituted Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Committee, which also has yesteryear sprint star PT Usha and badminton great Prakash Padukone among others.

The two other sportspersons in the 10-member panel are shooter Anjali Bhagwat and woman weightlifter Karnam Malleswari, the 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze-medallist.

The remaining five members are All India Tennis Association (AITA) Life President Anil Khanna, Boxing administrator PK Muralidharan Raja, Railways Sports Promotion Board Secretary Rekha Yadav, SS Roy, ED (Teams) SAI and Joint Secretary (Sports) Inder Dhamija.

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