India had won just two medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics since then the government started a campaign across the country to encourage sports and sportspersons in the country. After this, there was hope that India would be able to perform better in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now only time will tell how much success we get in Tokyo, but the current Union Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju believes that to increase the number of medals will have to work with new methods and energy. What did he say about going to a special conversation with Kiran Rijiju
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What is your vision for Indian sports?
Sports are an important part of future plans. The count of medals won in the Olympics is not satisfactory and for this one has to work with new methods and energy. With the new thinking, efforts have been made to provide facilities to the players at the school level, which will increase the morale of the players and will also help them financially.
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How is Khelo India different from previous plans?
In India, school and university games are different. The games are divided into four parts in the country and each player will get an opportunity to play internationally. In the year 2020, the Khelo India University Games for the players above 21 years of age will be organized in Odisha. In addition, the Khelo India Youth Games will take place in Guwahati on 10 January 2020. In this regard, the logo of the Games is going to be released after two days. Also, the Khelo India Under-17 school games and India's traditional games will be played against.
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How much does India prepare for the Olympics?
Right now our players are preparing for Tokyo-2020 and for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics, we have set a target of winning more and more medals for the country. For this, children have to be motivated to play at the school level. Children abroad are motivated for school level sports only when better results in sports are produced in the future. Sports will be reformed at the school level across the country by the Ministry and the Sports Association has also been tasked for this.
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