| Sports Discipline | National Observer |
|---|
| Athletics | PT Usha
Anju Bobby George |
| Archery | Dr Sanjeev Kumar Singh |
| Badminton | Aparna Popat |
| Boxing | Mary Kom
Akhil Kumar |
| Hockey | Jagbir Singh |
| Shooting | Abhinav Bindra |
| Tennis | Somdev Devvarman |
| Weightlifting | Karnam Malleshwari |
| Wrestling | Sushil Kumar |
| Football | I M Vijayan |
| Swimming | Khajan Singh |
| Table Tennis | Kamlesh Mehta |
Apart from providing inputs for their respective disciplines, the National Observers would also to be consulted as a group on cross cutting issues impacting sports development in the country.
The National Observers would be playing a key role in the implementation of action plans for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 and 2028.
On 30 January 2017, the government constituted a Task Force to prepare an action plan for 2020, 2024 and 2028 Olympic games.
On 5 February 2017, the foundation stone of the boundary wall of the first-ever Centre of Excellence for differently-abled sportsmen was laid at Sector-25 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
On 10 February 2017, the Mission XI Million initiative was launched to promote football among school children.
On 14 March 2017, Hockey India announced the appointment of four new Scientific Advisors for men and women, both senior and junior teams.
