Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur visited Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bengaluru on Saturday, the place he praised the Government of India’s ‘Khelo India’ initiative and mentioned that it has develop into a “big success.” During his go to on the SAI facility, Thakur additionally interacted with the trainees, coaches and different help workers.

While talking to the press, the Union Sports Minister mentioned that India has good expertise however they do not get competitions to play. He added that the Federation and the State governments additionally should play a vital function to offer them sufficient alternatives.

While speaking about Khelo India, he added that it was the thought of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver such an initiative for the youth gamers. “India’s got a good talent but the only issue is we should have more competitions as well as the state and national competitions are concerned. For that, the Federation has to play an important role and state governments also have to play a crucial role. We are providing facilities like Khelo India tournaments, we are investing in youth games. Khelo India has become a big success, and it is the idea of Prime Minister Modi. It created a platform for talented players to come and perform and that is how they grow up the ladder,” Anurag mentioned.

He added that SAI in Bengaluru has develop into a hub for the athletes to coach and rehab. He added that SAI in Bengaluru developed in the previous couple of years. Anurag additional added that gamers come to the SAI facility in Bengaluru for the evaluation camps.

“The Government of India’s facility of SAI in Bengaluru became a hub of training and rehab for the player. I think the facility has come up well in the last few years… On the other hand, if you see the Khelo India tournaments after the Kehlo India Youth Games, the players who have been selected for hockey come here for the assessment camps…,” he added. (ANI)

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