Home Asian Games 2018 Not in TOP Scheme but among Asian Games medallists The TOP Scheme is one of the most ambitious projects in Indian sports in recent years. Santadeep Dey 06 September, 2018 19:42 IST Manjit Singh, who won a gold in the 800m at the recently concluded Asian Games is hoping for inclusion in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme. - GETTY IMAGES Santadeep Dey 06 September, 2018 19:42 IST Asian Games 800m gold medallist Manjit Singh, who doesn’t have a regular job, has requested the sports ministry to include him in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme to prepare for upcoming big events such as the 2020 Tokyo Games.The TOP Scheme is one of the most ambitious projects in Indian sports in recent years. It was put in place in 2015 to groom players for the 2016 Rio Olympics. READ: How to make it really tops!A post-Rio Olympics assessment showed, crores were invested, but India won only two medals — badminton star P.V. Sindhu's silver and wrestler Sakshi Malik's bronze. READ: When money and performance didn’t go hand in handThe process of inclusion in the TOP Scheme has changed since. Performance reviews and accountability are among the changes brought in. Manjit isn't the only athlete hoping for inclusion in TOP Scheme Here is a list of India's Asian Games medallists who were not included in the scheme (as on 18.07.2018), and would be hoping to get in to pursue sporting excellence without the added pressure of worrying about money. Team Medallists not on TOPS list as on 18.07.2018 Gold: Rowing (Men's quadruple sculls) : Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh Gold: Athletics (Women’s 4x400m relay) : Saritaben Gayakwad and VK VismayaGold: Bridge (Men’s pair): Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath SarkarSilver: Whole of the Indian Women’s Kabaddi Team Silver: Equestrian (Eventing team): Maj Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Fouaad Mirza.Silver: Archery (Women's team compound): Muskan Kirar and Madhumita KumariSilver: Archery (Men's team compound): Aman Saini Silver: Sailing (49er FX Women): Varsha Gautham and Sweta ShervegarSilver: Whole of the Indian Women’s Hockey TeamSilver: Squash (Women’s team): Tanvi Khanna and Sunayna Kuruvilla.Bronze: Whole of the Men’s Regu Sepak Takraw TeamBronze: Whole of the Indian Men’s Kabaddi Team Bronze: Rowing (Men's lightweight double sculls): Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan SinghBronze: Bridge (Men's team): Jaggy Shivdasani, Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumit Mukherjee, Ajay Khare, Raju Tolani, Debabrata Majumder.Bronze: Bridge (Mixed team): Kiran Nadar, Hema Deora, Himani Khandelwal, Bachiraju Satyanarayana, Gopinath Manna, Rajeev KhandelwalBronze: Table tennis (Men's team): A Amalraj Bronze: Sailing (49er Men): Varun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda Bronze: Squash (Men's team): Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Ramit Tandon and Mahesh Mangaonkar Read more stories on Asian Games 2018. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :