Olympic Gold Quest
| Abbreviation | OGQ |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | Non-profit sports organisation |
| Purpose | Sports |
Region served | India |
Chief Executive Officer | Viren Rasquinha |
Key people |
Geet Sethi Prakash Padukone |
| Website | Official website |
Olympic Gold Quest is a program of the Foundation of Sports And Games (founded in 2001), started by Indian sporting icons Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to identify and support Indian athletes with a proven track record and who have the potential to win Olympic gold medals. In 2010, Leander Paes and Viswanathan Anand also joined the Board of Directors.[1][2] Viren Rasquinha, former India hockey captain, is the current COO of Olympic Gold Quest.[3]
Objective
To assist potential Olympic medal talent from India to help achieve their dreams and win Olympic Gold medals and scout for potential medal talent, to help identify areas of support, to work with all stakeholders to aid deserving talent.
Olympic Gold Quest strives to complement the efforts of the Indian Government and various Sports Federations in identifying and funding the best and most deserving medal prospects for the Olympic Games. Olympic Gold Quest has brought together eminent sportspersons, business leaders, sportswriters and talent scouts to identify emerging athletes, understand their training needs and requirements and raise funds to be used for supporting athletes with Olympic medal winning potential.[4]
Supported athletes
Olympic Gold Quest supports 21 athletes in the Six disciplines of Athletics, Badminton, BoxingShooting, Wrestling, and Archery.
Following are the athletes:[5]
Athletics
Badminton
- Saina Nehwal (bronze in 2012)
- Parupalli Kashyap
- P V Sindhu
- Gurusai Datt
- Sai Praneeth
- Ajay Jayaram
- Lakshya Sen
Boxing
- Mary Kom (bronze in 2012)
- Sanjay Kolte
- Usha Nagisetty
- Nanao Singh
- Suranjoy Singh
- Shiva Thapa
- Manoj Kumar
- Sarita Devi
Shooting
- Gagan Narang (bronze in 2012)
- Vijay Kumar (silver in 2012)
- Tejaswini Sawant
- Annu Raj Singh
- Rakesh Manpat
- Rekha Chalichemala
- Sanjeev Rajput
- Omkar Singh
- Jitu Rai
Archery
- Deepika Kumari
- Jayanta Talukdar
- Tarundeep Rai
- Rahul Banerjee
- Bombayla Devi Laishram
- Rimil Buriuly
- Atanu Das
Junior Scholarship Athletes
- Kartikey Gulshan
- Akhil Sheoran
- Meisnam Meiraba Luwang
- Pratik Borse
- Samarjit Singh
- Lakshya Sen
- B.M. Rahul
- Rahul Yadav
- Siril Varma
- Shreya Gawande
- Manavaditya Rathore
- Nengneihat Kom
- Thotyola Tangkhul
- Rohit Singh
- Madhu Vedwan
- Arun Singh
- Sunny Singh
- Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
- Archana Kamath
- Maana Patel
Medals
| Medal | Name/Team | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Narang, GaganGagan Narang | 2012 London |  Shooting | Men's 10m Air Rifle |
 Silver | Vijay Kumar | 2012 London | Shooting | Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol |
| Bronze | Saina Nehwal | 2012 London |  Badminton | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Mary Kom | 2012 London |  Boxing | Women's flyweight |
See also
References
- ↑ Vishwanathan Anand Joins Olympic Gold Quest
- ↑ http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592
- ↑ PTI Date: 2009-06-01 Place: New Delhi (2009-06-01). "Rasquniha Appointed COO of Olympic Gold Quest". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ Olympic Gold Quest Executive Committee
- ↑ Athletes Supported by Olympic Gold Quest
- ↑ Junior Scholarship Athletes | Olympic Gold Quest