Formulation of Selection Criteria for Sportspersons/Teams for Participation in International Sports Events

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has formulated the selection criteria for sportspersons/teams for participation in international sports events. It has been decided that for participation in multi-disciplinary sports events such as Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Indoor Games, Asian Beach Games, Youth Olympics, Asian Youth Games, Commonwealth Youth Games, Paralympics and Para-Asian Games, the performance of the sportspersons in the individual events during the last twelve months prior to commencement of the event should not be less than the performance achieved by the 6th position holder of the previous edition of the respective tournament in measurable sports.