For imparting customized training to elite athletes, who are medal prospects in the forthcoming London Olympics 2012 and other major international sports events, the Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance worth Rs. 6.85 crore from National Sports Development Fund to the following 22 sportspersons under Operation Excellence 2012. The assistance sanctioned is towards extensive training abroad, engagement of personal coaches both foreign and Indian, competitions exposures abroad, scientific back-up in terms of sports psychologists, physiotherapists, masseurs etc.
| S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline | Amount sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1. | Ronjan Sodhi | Shooting | 97.37 |
| 2. | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting | 91.95 |
| 3. | Mansher Singh | Shooting | 47.25 |
| 4. | Ms Krishna Poonia | Athletics (Discus Throw) | 24.20 |
| 5. | Om Prakash Karhana | Athletics (Shot Put) | 48.10 |
| 6. | Vikas Gowda | Athletics (Discus Throw) | 24.51 |
| 7. | Somdev Devvarman | Tennis | 39.60 |
| 8. | Ms Sania Mirza | Tennis | 36.96 |
| 9. | Mahesh Bhupathi | Tennis | 36.96 |
| 10. | Rohan Bopanna | Tennis | 36.96 |
| 11. | Yuki Bhambri | Tennis | 36.96 |
| 12. | Sanam Singh | Tennis | 36.96 |
| 13. | Leander Paes | tennis 36.96 |
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