The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed all recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) to publish the Olympic qualification and selection pathway, including the criteria and process to be adopted for the selection of athletes for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The ministry has reiterated that the selection policy and criteria for mega sporting events like the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games, Para Asian Games and Commonwealth Games should be well publicised and uploaded on the official website of the NSF concerned at least two years before the commencement of the respective Games, as per a press release from the Union Sports Ministry.

The selection policy and criteria should also be shared with the member units of the NSFs and the Sports Authority of India. The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held from July 14 to July 30, 2028.

The Ministry has said that the qualification pathways for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games have been released by the respective International Federations, which are available on the olympics.com website.

Accordingly, all recognised NSFs have been requested to publish the Olympic qualification and selection pathway, including the criteria and process to be adopted for the selection of athletes for the Games, on their official websites immediately and no later than July 15, 2026. The NSFs have also been asked to disseminate the selection pathway among all affiliated State and Union Territory Associations.

The initiative is aimed at promoting greater transparency and accountability in the athlete selection process by ensuring that the qualification pathway, selection criteria and selection procedure for the Games are placed in the public domain well in advance for the benefit of all stakeholders.

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