Goel said all the suggestions and recommendations of the task force will be applied to Asian Games and Commonwealth Games also. "This task force will basically recommend what would be the best practises for the preparation of the next three Olympics and so these can be implemented to Asian Games and Commonwealth Games also," he said. Asked if the government will help 1998 Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh, Goel said, "We have been constantly helping him and we will give more help. It will identify around 100 top athletes and they will start preparations for both the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games next year. It will study the Lodha Committee recommendations and suggest whether they can be applied to National Sports Federations (NSFs) after their consent.

Source: dna January 30, 2017 13:36 UTC