A government-mandated performance review of India's Paris 2024 Olympic campaign has concluded that structural reforms to national sports federations, athlete support systems, and talent identification pipelines are necessary for India to achieve its target of a top-15 finish in the 2028 Los Angeles Games medal tally.

India won six medals at Paris — one gold (shooting, Manu Bhaker's 25m pistol) and five in wrestling and boxing — a performance that government officials described as "creditable but insufficient for a country of India's size and aspirations."

The review, conducted by former Olympic athlete and sports administrator Anjali Bhagwat, identifies three systemic gaps: inadequate high-performance coaching for track and field events, the near-complete absence of competitive swimming infrastructure outside metropolitan cities, and poor governance in team sports federations that results in talented players being selected on non-merit criteria.

The government has announced a ₹4,500 crore Mission Olympics Fund for LA 2028, with 60 per cent allocated to individual athlete scientific support and 40 per cent to sport-specific infrastructure in high-potential disciplines.