Sports Minister Said That We Need To More Focus On Sports Olympics

Need To More Focus On Sports To Make India A Powerhouse Of Sports

Sports Minister Mr.Kiren Rijiju on Fri aforesaid for India to become a sporting powerhouse, the country's athletes can need to win a lot of medals in mega-events and encourage youth to require up Olympic sports.

We area unit an enormous Country Education For Sports, we have a tendency to should not lag behind in any discipline within the athletics. we want to be at the highest and not at the back. A developing nation like India should specialize in Olympic sports, Rijiju told reporters whereas he received the torch of the Special Olympics International soccer Championship (SOIFC) 2019, to be command in Chennai from the August three to six.

Rijiju aforesaid that as Education Of Sports Minister his main focus is to confirm most participation and medals from the Indian athletes in next year's Tokyo athletics.

I have mentioned within the Parliament that our preparation for the Tokyo athletics goes well. I'm watching it myself. we have a habit to area unit coordinative with every and each federation. I'm conjointly reproval all the superior athletes to confirm the utmost range of Indian Sports Athletes qualifies for the athletics, he said.

And once we have a tendency to qualify, our target is going to be to win medals. In city athletics, we have a tendency to got simply a bar of silver and a bronze. at the moment the Hon'ble Prime Minister has shaped a task force, whose recommendations we've got, Rijiju further.