Dibrugarh, Jan 8: Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, paid a visit to the ongoing ‘Khelo India Women’s Kickboxing League’ in Dibrugarh.
During his time there, he engaged with participating athletes, extending his best wishes for their success. The minister also took the opportunity to address the gathering, emphasizing the importance of sports in achieving both physical and mental well-being.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Sports as a discipline has got a tremendous boost under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The whole country enjoys a conducive environment for the players and athletes to play sports and excel at it. Thanks to the rejig in the policy framework, the athletes found a springboard to use for better performance. Schemes like TOPS has delivered stellar performance by Indian athletes at the top global sporting events like Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships among others.”
” Today, we take pride in our sports, as the athletes delivers a truly inspiring performance that is at par global standard. It was not easy to overcome years of neglect that sports endured under successive Congress governments who gave minimum to no attention to uplift or upgrade the sporting arena in the country. Under the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister this has now become a thing of past as talent from all across the country are being provided avenues to prove their mettle and deliver inspiring performance for their country,” he added.
Adding further on the women power in sports, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “It is indeed a matter of great pride for all of us, as countrymen, to witness stellar performances from the women of India in the sporting arena. The indomitable mental strength, display of fighting spirit and delivery of excellence in various sports has been inspiring everyone. The tremendous potential of Nari Shakti has been underlined for greater exposure in multiple fields including sports. Today, girls from interior parts of India are delivering world class performances bringing laurels for the country. I am happy to interact with the players at the ongoing Khelo India Women’s kickboxing league here today where the girls exuded confidence to deliver top class performance and add positiviely to the initiative by Modi ji to enable ‘Nari Shakti’ to become a solid force of reckoning in the nation building towards a new Bharat.”
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