Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to share insights on 'Catch Them Young' programme at E-Mindrocks 2020
E-Mindrocks 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will open up about India's mission 2028 Olympics plan at the country's biggest Youth summit which is coming in its digital avatar on Saturday, July 25.
In Short
- Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to share details on Catch Them Young programme at E-Mind Rocks 2020
- Rijiju will be outlining plans to make India a top 10 country at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
- E-Mind Rocks 2020, India's biggest Youth summit, will be held on July 18
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will share the country's most ambitious sports mission during his conversation with India Today, saying the government is keen on seeing India feature among the top 10 nations in the medal tally at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The plan to make India a sporting powerhouse is already at various stages of implementation with "Catch-Them-Young" being the guiding motto. A total of 14 sports has been identified and the country has started talent scouting at the grassroots level. Top coaches are being roped in to hone talent and prepare them for the big league.
With a bottom-up approach, Kiren Rijiju highlights how focused efforts are being made to create a sporting culture in India through Khelo India, Fit India movement, besides injecting measures for grassroots level motivation. Every district will have one school for Khelo India programme and talented students of that school will be quickly identified and streamlined into sports.
India does not have any shortage of human resources or of talent in the country. However, specific efforts are required to make sports emerge as a career option with dignity and respect in India.
A politician from Arunachal Pradesh and a prominent BJP face from the Northeast, Rijiju is also known as someone who symbolises the Fit India movement with both action and words.
Rijiju says the pandemic cannot stop one from staying fit. "You really don't need a gym to stay fit," he says. "One can do yoga, run around, walk around or do some fitness exercises."
His message is not loud but clear: "You must be active all the time, just don't be lazy. And it is not difficult."
An optimistic man, Rijiju comes across as not only as someone who sees light at the end of the long, dark tunnel, but also someone-figuratively speaking-- who can count on the plusses that darkness throws up. Rijiju also said Covid-19 break has given the much-needed time to plan the goals better and prepare everything-from coaching modules to sports development plan.