# 500 athletes aged 8 to 14 will get world-class Olympic training

- ID: P04-B-04#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p04-b-04-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p04-b-04-1)
- Pillar: 4. Youth Welfare
- Section: B. Tamil Nadu Standing Tall in Sports
- Manifesto page: 42
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

500 athletes aged between 8 and 14 will be identified, selected, and provided world-class training to enable them to win in the Olympic Games.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.5 crore to provide training to students aged 8 to 18 with athletic aptitude.

**So far:** training for school students aged 8 to 18 with a Rs.5 crore allocation

**Not yet seen:** The age range is broader and the specific count of 500 athletes is not yet mentioned.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 20: An allocation of Rs.5 crore is being made to provide world-class training to select school students aged 8 to 18 who possess a passion and aptitude for sports. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=20))
- 27 May 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21828: The government will identify students with athletic talent, specifically children of fishermen and farmers, to provide them with sports-science based training to enable them to participate in national and international competitions. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://storage.googleapis.com/tndipr-platform-ai.firebasestorage.app/press_releases/21828/DIPR-PR No-114-Hon'ble Sports & Education Ministers Press Release- Review Meeting - 27.05.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.