Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on issue of doping in India says,
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on issue of doping in India says, "There is a great need for a clean game.."
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that doping cases in India are 'quite disturbing' and there is a need to develop a clean sports culture in the country so that our image does not deteriorate after being caught in such cases abroad. Rijiju has said that India should capture those involved in such cases to become a clean sports nation and should strive to educate those involved in ignorance.

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He said, "I am not saying that in all cases of doping, intentionally banned substances have been taken but some are also deliberately taken. There are also some players who inadvertently take such drugs." The Sports Minister said, "Therefore there is a need to spread awareness about clean sports. If you take a supplement, it needs to be cautious. There is also a need to carry out an aggressive campaign against deliberate doping at the national level. Along with this, there is a need to make those people aware who inadvertently make such a mistake. ''

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Rijiju was speaking here on the occasion of the announcement of actor Sunil Shetty being made the brand ambassador of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The importance of his talk is further enhanced when there is only 8 months left in the Tokyo Olympics and a large number of doping cases have come up this year. He said, "We do not want our players to be caught in the case of banned substances while playing abroad. This threatens the image of the country and the athlete defames himself and his family. '' This year, more than 150 players are caught in doping cases, with more than one-third of the number of bodybuilders.

He said, "We have to promote clean sports culture in the country. Doping cases in sports are very disturbing. There is no doubt, we want India to become a sporting power but we cannot allow such things (doping) to happen. There is a great need for a clean game." He further said, "I want to take this campaign to the school level. I want to tell the children that honesty should be adopted for success in sports. We have to show the world that India is an honest country." Shetty said, "I think many of our coaches at the ground level are not trained to give proper guidance to children."

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