Identify student-athletes in schools and support their Olympic development
Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 23 Jun 2026
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Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.
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Original manifesto wording
“We shall implement a Talent Identification Programme in all schools to identify student-athletes who will be provided training and scholarships to become Olympic athletes and prospective medal winners.”
Our Assessment
Partial. The promise requires a structured talent-identification programme covering all schools, followed by training and scholarship support for identified student-athletes on an Olympic-development pathway. An August 2024 Assembly reply records 115 coaches operating 175 regular coaching centres and additional athlete training at nine venues across five sports disciplines. It states that the Government's talent-identification Vision 2025 has been implemented and that financial assistance is provided to promising athletes. The attached Vision 2025 specifically provides for U-15 sports activities and tournaments for schoolchildren and intensive training for selected outstanding players, along with national and international exposure. These measures deliver substantive talent scouting, training and athlete support. However, no approved evidence confirms a standardised identification exercise in every Government and private school, a scholarship for every selected student-athlete, or a documented Olympic performance pathway covering the identified beneficiaries. Status partial.
Sources & Evidence
Goa Legislative Assembly - Sports infrastructure, athlete training, talent identification and financial support
Goa Legislative Assembly - Revision of State Sports Policy and Khelo India Centre of Excellence
BJP Goa Assembly Election 2022 manifesto
Promise Timeline
The Government reported implementation of its sports-talent vision, regular coaching centres, athlete training and financial assistance.
View sourceRelated Promises
Develop Goa as a centre for pre-season and post-season sports camps
Build and upgrade sports infrastructure for national and international competitions

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