india at the olympics
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India at the Olympics
• 1/120th of India’s
population
• 54th ranked country as per
GDP
INDIA
HUNGARY
• 1.2 Billion strong population
• 17 medals including 8 Gold medals at the London Olympics
INDIA
HUNGARY
• No individual Gold medal at the London Olympics
Brainchild ofGeet Sethi and Prakash Padukone.
About
Section 25 non-profit organization
Vision
To bridge the gap between India’s best and the best in the world
Mission
To help Indian athletes win Olympic Gold medals.
Board of Directors
CEOViren Rasquinha – Former Indian Hockey Captain,
Olympian and Arjuna Awardee
Geet Sethi 9 time World Cue Sports Champion, Padma Shri and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee
Prakash Padukone All England Badminton Champion, Padma Shri Awardee
Viswanathan Anand
5 time Chess World Champion, Padma Vibhushan, Rajiv Khel Ratna Awardee
Leander Paes 13 time Grand Slam Champion, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Padma Shri Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee
Niraj Bajaj 4 time National Table Tennis Champion, Arjuna Awardee and Director, Bajaj Group
R. Ramaraj Senior Advisor, Sequoia Capital
Shitin Desai DSP Merrill Lynch
Rakesh Khanna Founding Partner, Ambit RSM
Neeraj Bharadwaj Managing Director, Carlyle Group
Deepika Padukone Acclaimed Actor
OGQ Support to Athletes
1
2
4
3
Focus Disciplines
Shooting Athletics Boxing
Badminton Wrestling Archery
Total Number of Athletes Supported by OGQ: 49
Athletes on Board
At London 2012 Gold Silver Bronze Total
India - 2 4 6
OGQ - 1 3 4
OGQ Impact:Mary Kom
Problem: Fighting against taller and stronger opponents• Mary Kom had to shift from her preferred 46kg category to 51kg category at
the London Olympics
Solution:
Badminton - Singles
World Rank: 13
Age: 17 years
Hometown: Hyderabad
Rising Star: P.V. Sindhu
Progress in World Ranking of Sindhu in 2010-13
Sport Junior Athletes
Archery 3 Badminton 5Boxing 2Shooting 9
No. of Junior Scholarship Athletes: 19 across 4 Sports
Thank You
Vision 2020: Win 20 Medals
It takes just 6 grams of gold to lift the worth of a nation
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