OGQ is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of Sports and Games, a Not for Profit (Section 8) company, founded by India’s sports legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone with a mission to help Indian athletes win Gold Medals for India at the Olympics and Paralympics.

OGQ currently supports athletes and para athletes in 11 Olympic Sports (Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Wrestling, Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Weightlifting, Squash, Tennis) and 9 Paralympic Sports (Para Athletics, Para Archery, Para Badminton, Para Shooting, Para Table Tennis, Para Canoe, Blind Judo, Para Swimming, Powerlifting)

1) Domestic and International Training and Tournaments
2) Foreign and Domestic Coaching Support
3) Sports Science Support
4) Equipment and Sports Kit Support
5) Monthly Stipend to Athletes and Para Athletes

13 out of the 21 medal winners for India at the London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 were supported by OGQ

OGQ began support to para athletes in 2019. Since then, 35 out of the 48 medals for India at the Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024 Paralympics were won by para athletes supported by OGQ

OGQ aims to scout for sports talent in the country who can go on to win Olympic Gold Medals. It also identifies areas of support for each athlete and works with all stakeholders in the process of aiding the deserving talent.

Renowned sporting icons provide the vision and road-map to structure the support system for our athletes. Business leaders to provide monitoring and enable corporate participation.A full-fledged research team to identify potential talent, training needs and support requirements. OGQ has supported the training of more than 100 athletes since inception.

The executive committee includes: - Geet Sethi: 8 times World Billiards Champion, Padma Shri and Khel Ratna Awardee - Prakash Padukone: All England Badminton Champion, Padma Shri, Arjuna Awardee - Niraj Bajaj: 4 time National Table Tennis Champion, Arjuna Awardee and Director, Bajaj group of Companies - Viswanathan Anand: 5 time World Chess Champion, Padma Vibhushan, Khel Ratna Awardee - Leander Paes: 14 time Grand Slam Champion, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Padma Bhushan, Khel Ratna Awardee - R. Ramaraj: Senior Advisor, Sequoia Capital - Shitin Desai: Founder Directore, DSP Merrill Lynch (since retired) - Rakesh Khanna: Founding Partner, Ambit RSM (since retired) - Neeraj Bharadwaj: Managing Director, The Carlyle Group - Deepika Padukone: Acclaimed Actor - Viren Rasquinha: Former Indian Hockey Captain, Olympian & Arjuna Awardee is the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation

India has won 9 Olympic Gold Medals. 8 of these medals have been in Hockey and Abhinav Bindra’s Gold in Shooting at Beijing Olympics 2008 was India’s first Individual Olympic Gold.

Despite being a country of over a billion, India has won only ONE individual Gold Medal at the Olympics. This is primarily due to the lack of expert guidance, inadequate funding and the absence of world class sporting infrastructure in the country.

OGQ has short-listed the following six disciplines as the ones in which Indian athletes have the strongest potential: Shooting, Athletics, Boxing, Wrestling, Archery and Badminton.

Approximately Rupees Fifteen-Sixty Lakhs per senior athlete per year.

- Donations to OGQ are eligible for 50% tax deduction under Section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act.
- OGQ is recognized as a tax-exempt nonprofit under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code.