Key Highlights
- The Ministry mandates at least four SOM, two of them women, in the General Bodies of national sports bodies.
- Athletes who have won at least one of any gold, silver or bronze medal in the Summer Olympic Games or Winter Olympic Games have been placed in Tier I.
- Tier II is for those who have participated in two or more editions of the Olympics or the Winter Olympics.
- Tier III would be for applicants who have participated in at least one edition of the Olympics or Winter Olympics.
- Winners of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award or an Arjuna Award are in Tier IV, while Tier V is for applicants who have won at least a gold, silver or bronze medal or equivalent placing, in a World Championship or “equivalent competition”.
