Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that in the last 11-and-a-half years, the government has brought about sweeping changes in the field of sports in the country and organized more than 20 major international tournaments and India is also preparing to host the 2036 Olympics with ‘full strength’.
Joining the inaugural program of the 72nd Senior National Volleyball Championship, which began in Varanasi today, the Prime Minister said that in the last decade, more than 20 major international tournaments, including the FIFA Under-17 World Cup and the Hockey World Cup, have been organized in many cities.
He said, “The 2030 Commonwealth Games are also going to be held in India. India is also preparing to host the 2036 Olympics with full strength. The effort behind this is to ensure that more and more players get more and more opportunities to play.
The Prime Minister said that today the country is riding on the ‘Reform Express’. Every sector of the country, every definition of development is joining this ‘Reform Express’ and the definition of sports is also one of them.
He said, “The government has also made major reforms in the field of sports. National Sports Administration Act and Khelo India Policy 2025… Such provisions will provide opportunities to the right talent, will increase performance in sports organizations and will also give the youth of the country an opportunity to move forward in both the fields of sports and education simultaneously. On the one hand, we are creating good infrastructure and funding mechanisms and at the same time we are also working to provide a great experience to the youth.
Modi said that there was a time when there was an atmosphere of indifference towards sports in both the government and society. Very few youth used to adopt sports as a career but in the last decade, there is a change in the thinking of both the government and the society regarding sports.
