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Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur with athletes in Bhopal (SAI)
Anurag Thakur visited the MP Corridor on the SAI centre which options the Sports activities Science departments in addition to the Judo, Wushu, Boxing and the Hockey Area of Performs
Sports activities minister Anurag Thakur paid a go to to the Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) Nationwide Centre of Excellence in Bhopal on Monday and interacted with athletes in addition to took a tour of the assorted services within the centre.
The go to befell hours earlier than the Minister was current to launch the Khelo India Youth Video games Madhya Pradesh emblem within the presence of Chief Minister of MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Anurag Thakur visited the MP Corridor on the SAI centre which options the Sports activities Science departments in addition to the Judo, Wushu, Boxing and the Hockey Area of Performs (FOPs). The SAI NCOE Bhopal covers the next sports activities disciplines: Athletics, Boxing, Hockey, Judo, Wushu and Kayaking and Canoeing.
“What the Sports activities Authority of India is doing to keep up near 100 acres large centres and campuses can be noteworthy. I congratulate the authorities who achieve this many packages as nicely for athletes, coaches, help employees and so forth,” Anurag Thakur talked about.
Earlier within the day the Minister visited the para canoeing facility within the state and was accompanied by Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Minister of Sports activities and Youth Welfare, MP, in addition to different officers from the Madhya Pradesh authorities. They interacted with a number of athletes, together with para-Canoeist Prachi Yadav, who scripted historical past by changing into the primary Indian to win a medal (bronze) on the Paracanoe World Cup in Poland earlier this 12 months.
Commenting on the sports activities infrastructure accessible throughout the State, the Minister added, “Bhopal has probably the greatest capturing and equestrian ranges. It’s near world class. The State of MP can be ready very a lot for the Khelo India Youth Video games.
“MP is slowly changing into a hub of Indian sports activities. I want if all different States and UTs comply with the instance , India will develop into a sporting superpower quickly,” he added.
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