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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| logo =
| logo = OlympicGoldQuestLogo.jpg
| logo_size = 125px
| type = [[Not for Profit]]
| type = [[Not for Profit]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| name = Olympic Gold Quest
| name = Olympic Gold Quest
| abbreviation = [[OGQ]]
| abbreviation = OGQ
| founder = [[Geet Sethi]] and [[Prakash Padukone]]
| founder = [[Geet Sethi]] and [[Prakash Padukone]]
| location = Dalamal Chambers, Vitthaldas Thackersey Marg, New Marine Lines, Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020
| location = 808, 8th Floor, Tulsiani Chambers, 212 Backbay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021
| website = {{URL| http://www.olympicgoldquest.in}}
| website = {{URL| http://www.olympicgoldquest.in}}
}}
}}


'''Olympic Gold Quest''' (OGQ) is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of [[Sports]] and [[Games]], a [[Not for Profit]] (Section 25) Company, which is committed to bridging the gap between the best [[athletes]] in India and the best athletes in the world thus helping Indian athletes to win [[Olympic Gold medal]]<nowiki/>s.
'''Olympic Gold Quest''' (OGQ) is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of [[Sports]] and [[Games]], a [[Not for Profit]] (Section 25) Company, which is committed to bridging the gap between the best [[athletes]] in India and the best athletes in the world thus helping Indian athletes to win [[Olympic Gold medal]]s.


OGQ aims to create a level playing field for Indian athletes to enable them to be competitive at the highest level of sport. Founded by Indian sporting legends [[Geet Sethi]] and [[Prakash Padukone]], OGQ’s first test was the [[London 2012 Olympics]]. 4 out of the 6 Indian medalists were supported by OGQ. In 2010, [[Leander Paes]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]] also joined the Board of Directors.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/articleshow/6266510.cms Vishwanathan Anand Joins Olympic Gold Quest]{{dead link|date=April 2012}}</ref><ref>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592</ref> [[Viren Rasquinha]], former India hockey captain, is the current CEO of Olympic Gold Quest.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI Date: 2009-06-01 Place: New Delhi |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun/0106-Viren-Rasquinha-Olympic-Gold-Quest-hockey-gold-medal3.htm |title=Rasquniha Appointed CEO of Olympic Gold Quest |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=2009-06-01 |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>
OGQ aims to create a level playing field for Indian athletes to enable them to be competitive at the highest level of sport. Founded by Indian sporting legends [[Geet Sethi]] and [[Prakash Padukone]], OGQ's first test was the [[London 2012 Olympics]]. 4 out of the 6 Indian medalists were supported by OGQ. In 2010, [[Leander Paes]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]] also joined the board of directors.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/articleshow/6266510.cms Vishwanathan Anand Joins Olympic Gold Quest]{{dead link|date=April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592 | title=NYT: India swoons over its chess champ | date=10 August 2010 }}</ref> [[Viren Rasquinha]], former India hockey captain, is the current CEO of Olympic Gold Quest.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI Date: 2009-06-01 Place: New Delhi |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun/0106-Viren-Rasquinha-Olympic-Gold-Quest-hockey-gold-medal3.htm |title=Rasquniha Appointed CEO of Olympic Gold Quest |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=2009-06-01 |access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref>


==Objective==
==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.
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 [[Athlete|sportsperson]], business leaders, [[Sports journalism|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 Games|Olympic]] medal winning potential.<ref>[http://olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/team.html Olympic Gold Quest Executive Committee] {{wayback|url=http://olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/team.html |date=20100910070927 }}</ref>
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 [[Athlete|sportsperson]], business leaders, [[Sports journalism|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 Games|Olympic]] medal winning potential.<ref>[http://olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/team.html Olympic Gold Quest Executive Committee] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910070927/http://olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/team.html |date=September 10, 2010 }}</ref>


==Supported athletes==
==Supported athletes==


Olympic Gold Quest supports 51 athletes in the Eight disciplines of [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]], [[Badminton]], [[Boxing]], [[Shooting]], [[Wrestling]], and [[Archery]]. Besides it also supports 25 junior athletes from different sports disciplines under its Junior Scholarship Program.
Olympic Gold Quest supports 51 athletes in the six disciplines of [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[badminton]], [[boxing]], [[shooting sports|shooting]], [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]], and [[archery]]. Besides it also supports 25 junior athletes from different sports disciplines under its Junior Scholarship Program.


Following are the athletes:<ref>[http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes.html Athletes Supported by Olympic Gold Quest] {{wayback|url=http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes.html |date=20100901004916 }}</ref>
Following are the athletes:<ref>[http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes.html Athletes Supported by Olympic Gold Quest] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901004916/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes.html |date=September 1, 2010 }}</ref>


=== Archery ===
=== Archery ===
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* [[Rimil Buriuly]]
* [[Rimil Buriuly]]
* [[Laxmirani Majhi]]
* [[Laxmirani Majhi]]
* [[Mangal Singh Champia|Mangal Champia]]
* [[Mangal Singh Champia]]
* [[Sanjay Boro]]
* [[Sanjay Boro]]
* [[Atanu Das]]
*[[Pravin Jadhav]]
*[[Atul Verma]]
*Promila Daimary
⚫
*Madhu Vedwan
*[[Ankita Bhakat]]
*Sukhmani Babrekar


===Athletics===
===Athletics===
* [[Vikas Gowda]]
* [[Vikas Gowda]]
* [[Irfan Kolothum Thodi|K. T. Irfan]]
* [[K. T. Irfan]]
* [[Sandeep Kumar (athlete)|Sandeep Kumar]]
* [[Sandeep Kumar (racewalker)|Sandeep Kumar]]
* [[Annu Rani]]
* [[Annu Rani]]


===Badminton===
===Badminton===
* [[Saina Nehwal]] (bronze in [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012)]]
* [[Saina Nehwal]] (bronze in [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012)]]
* [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]] (silver in [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and bronze in [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]])
* [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
* [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
* [[Pusarla Venkata Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
* [[Jwala Gutta]] and [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
* [[Jwala Gutta]] and [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]


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* [[Shiva Thapa]]
* [[Shiva Thapa]]
* [[Nengneihat Kom]]
* [[Nengneihat Kom]]
* [[Sarita Devi]]
* [[Laishram Sarita Devi|Sarita Devi]]
* [[Devendro Singh]]
* [[Devendro Singh]]
* [[Sarjubala Devi]]
* [[Sarjubala Devi]]
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* [[Omkar Singh]]
* [[Omkar Singh]]
* [[Jitu Rai]]
* [[Jitu Rai]]
* Pooja Ghatkar
* [[Pooja Ghatkar]]
* [[Ayonika Paul]]
* [[Ayonika Paul]]
* Shweta Singh
* [[Shweta Chaudhary|Shweta Singh]]
* Smit Singh
* [[Smit Singh]]
* [[Prakash Nanjappa]]
* [[Prakash Nanjappa]]
* Kynan Chenai
* [[Kynan Chenai]]
* [[Joydeep Karmakar]]
* [[Joydeep Karmakar]]
* [[Rahi Sarnobot|Rahi Sarnobat]]
* [[Rahi Sarnobat]]
* [[Apurvi Chandela]]
* [[Apurvi Chandela]]
* [[Chain Singh]]
* [[Chain Singh]]
* Elizabeth Koshy
* [[Elizabeth Koshy]]
* [[Lajja Goswami|Lajja Gauswami]]
* [[Lajja Goswami|Lajja Gauswami]]
* Shri Nivetha Parmantham
* Shri Nivetha Parmantham
* [[Gurpreet Singh (sport shooter)|Gurpreet Singh]]
* [[Gurpreet Singh (sport shooter)|Gurpreet Singh]]
* Shreya Gawande
* Shreya Gawande
* Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
* [[Angad Vir Singh Bajwa]]
* [[Anish Bhanwala]]
* [[Ravi Kumar (sport shooter)|Ravi Kumar]]
* [[Deepak Kumar (sport shooter)|Deepak Kumar]]
* [[Shahzar Rizvi]]


=== Wrestling ===
=== Wrestling ===
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* [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] (Silver in 2012, Bronze in 2008)
⚫
* Parveen Rana
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* [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] (Bronze in 2012)
* Jaideep
* Jaideep
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* [[Parveen Rana]]
* [[Sonam Malik]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-06|title=Sushil Sir inspires me to work harder: Sonam Malik|url=https://thebridge.in/wrestling/sushil-sir-inspires-me-to-work-harder-sonam-malik/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>
⚫
* [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] (Silver in 2012, Bronze in 2008) (Disc. 2016)
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* [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] (Bronze in 2012) (Disc. 2016)


===Junior Scholarship Athletes===
===Junior Scholarship Athletes <ref>{{Cite web|title=Junior Scholarship Athletes|url=https://www.olympicgoldquest.in/junior-archery.html}}</ref>===
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* [[Malaika Goel]] - Shooting
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/juniorscholarshipatheletes.html|title=junior scholarship atheletes|last=|first=Harsh|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Atul Verma]] - Archery
* Pratik Borse - Shooting
⚫
* Madhu Vedwan - Archery
⚫
* Meisnam Meiraba Luwang - Badminton
* [http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/Lakshya-Sen.html Lakshya Sen] - Badminton
⚫
* B.M. Rahul - Badminton
⚫
* Rahul Yadav - Badminton
⚫
* Siril Varma - Badminton
⚫
* Thotyola Tangkhul - Boxing
* [http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/Nengboichong.html Nengboichong Hansing] - Boxing
⚫
* Lansingmi Chihui - Boxing
⚫
* Ngathingpam Tangkhul - Boxing
* Pareichetpi Devi - Boxing
⚫
* Rohit Singh - Boxing
⚫
* Shanti Kumar - Boxing
* Manavaditya Rathore - Shooting
* Manavaditya Rathore - Shooting
* Pratik Borse - Shooting
* [[Gayatri Pawaskar]] - Shooting
* [[Lakshya Sen]] - Badminton
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* Gayatri Pawaskar - Shooting
* [[Malaika Goel]] - Shooting
* [[Siril Verma]] - Badminton
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* Meiraba Luwang - Badminton
* [http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/Maana-Patel.html Maana Patel] - Swimmming
* [[Rahul Yadav Chittaboina|Rahul Yadav]] - Badminton
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* Diya Chitale - Table Tennis
* Archana Kamath - Table Tennis
* Kiran George - Badminton
⚫
* Chirag Sen - Badminton
⚫
* Rahul Bharadwaj - Badminton
⚫
* Bodhit Joshi - Badminton
* Kartikey Gulshan - Badminton
* [[Aakarshi Kashyap]] - Badminton
⚫
* Rohit Singh - Boxing
⚫
* Parechitpi - Boxing
⚫
* Thotyola Tangkhul - Boxing
⚫
* Nengboichong - Boxing
* Lansigmi - Boxing
⚫
* Ngathingpam - Boxing
* Shantikumar - Boxing
* Ravi Kumar - Wrestling
* Anil Kumar - Wrestling
* Naveen - Wrestling
* Naveen - Wrestling
* Anil Kumar - Wrestling
* Manisha - Wrestling
* Arun Singh - Wrestling
* Pooja Gehlot - Wrestling
* Ravi Kumar - Wrestling
* Arun Singh - Wrestling
* Archana Kamath - Table Tennis
⚫
* Diya Chitale - Table Tennis
* [[Maana Patel]] - Swimming
*[[Shaili Singh]] - Long Jump
*Kunwar Ajay - Javelin Throw
*[[Komalika Bari]] - Archery

=== Paralympians ===

* [[Devendra Jhajharia]] - Javelin Throw<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Para Athletics {{!}} OGQ|url=https://www.olympicgoldquest.in/paralympics-atheletes.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826033023/https://www.olympicgoldquest.in/paralympics-atheletes.html|archive-date=26 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.olympicgoldquest.in}}</ref>
*[[Mariyappan Thangavelu]] - High Jump<ref name=":0" />


==Medals==
==Medals==
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|-
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Gagan|Narang}} || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10m Air Rifle]]
| {{silver medal}} || [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] || rowspan="4"|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol]]
|-
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol]]
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Gagan|Narang}} || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10m Air Rifle]]
|-
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Saina Nehwal]] || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] || [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Saina Nehwal]] || [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] || [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|-
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Mary Kom]] || [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px|Boxing]][[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight|Women's flyweight]]
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Mary Kom]] || [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px|Boxing]][[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight|Women's flyweight]]
|-

| {{silver medal}} || [[P. V. Sindhu]] || [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] || [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] || [[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[P. V. Sindhu]] || [[2021 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]] || [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] || [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|}
|}


Revision as of 09:22, 27 September 2023

Olympic Gold Quest
AbbreviationOGQ
FounderGeet Sethi and Prakash Padukone
TypeNot for Profit
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Location
  • 808, 8th Floor, Tulsiani Chambers, 212 Backbay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021
Websitewww.olympicgoldquest.in

Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of Sports and Games, a Not for Profit (Section 25) Company, which is committed to bridging the gap between the best athletes in India and the best athletes in the world thus helping Indian athletes to win Olympic Gold medals.

OGQ aims to create a level playing field for Indian athletes to enable them to be competitive at the highest level of sport. Founded by Indian sporting legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone, OGQ's first test was the London 2012 Olympics. 4 out of the 6 Indian medalists were supported by OGQ. In 2010, Leander Paes and Viswanathan Anand also joined the board of directors.[1][2] Viren Rasquinha, former India hockey captain, is the current CEO 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 sportsperson, 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 51 athletes in the six disciplines of athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, wrestling, and archery. Besides it also supports 25 junior athletes from different sports disciplines under its Junior Scholarship Program.

Following are the athletes:[5]

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Shooting

Wrestling

Junior Scholarship Athletes [7]

  • Malaika Goel - Shooting
  • Pratik Borse - Shooting
  • Manavaditya Rathore - Shooting
  • Gayatri Pawaskar - Shooting
  • Lakshya Sen - Badminton
  • Siril Verma - Badminton
  • Meiraba Luwang - Badminton
  • Rahul Yadav - Badminton
  • Kiran George - Badminton
  • Chirag Sen - Badminton
  • Rahul Bharadwaj - Badminton
  • Bodhit Joshi - Badminton
  • Kartikey Gulshan - Badminton
  • Aakarshi Kashyap - Badminton
  • Rohit Singh - Boxing
  • Parechitpi - Boxing
  • Thotyola Tangkhul - Boxing
  • Nengboichong - Boxing
  • Lansigmi - Boxing
  • Ngathingpam - Boxing
  • Shantikumar - Boxing
  • Ravi Kumar - Wrestling
  • Anil Kumar - Wrestling
  • Naveen - Wrestling
  • Manisha - Wrestling
  • Pooja Gehlot - Wrestling
  • Arun Singh - Wrestling
  • Archana Kamath - Table Tennis
  • Diya Chitale - Table Tennis
  • Maana Patel - Swimming
  • Shaili Singh - Long Jump
  • Kunwar Ajay - Javelin Throw
  • Komalika Bari - Archery

Paralympians

Medals

Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event
 Silver Vijay Kumar 2012 London Shooting Shooting Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
 Bronze Gagan Narang Shooting Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
 Bronze Saina Nehwal BadmintonBadminton Women's singles
 Bronze Mary Kom BoxingBoxing Women's flyweight
 Silver P. V. Sindhu 2016 Rio de Janeiro BadmintonBadminton Women's singles
 Bronze P. V. Sindhu 2020 Tokyo BadmintonBadminton Women's singles

See also

References

  1. ^ Vishwanathan Anand Joins Olympic Gold Quest[dead link]
  2. ^ "NYT: India swoons over its chess champ". 10 August 2010.
  3. ^ PTI Date: 2009-06-01 Place: New Delhi (2009-06-01). "Rasquniha Appointed CEO of Olympic Gold Quest". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Olympic Gold Quest Executive Committee Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Athletes Supported by Olympic Gold Quest Archived September 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Sushil Sir inspires me to work harder: Sonam Malik". The Bridge. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ "Junior Scholarship Athletes".
  8. ^ a b "Para Athletics | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

External links

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