FILE PHOTO: A construction worker walks past at a construction site of a building displaying Tokyo 2020 Olympics emblem in Tokyo, Japan May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
(Reuters) - A former champion shooter himself, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore knows how lack of infrastructure can scuttle Olympic dreams and the Indian sports minister is determined to ensure his athletes get the best possible preparation for the Tokyo Games.
In an interview with Reuters, Rathore said the government was "leaving no stone unturned" to train 200 elite athletes for the 2020 Olympics and beyond under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) programme.
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