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Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Khair spoke about nurturing the talent of sportspersons at the grassroots level to take the country further in the field of sports. Along with this, he also stressed on increasing the scope and time of trials to bring in the right talent.
Speaking during the two-day national conference organized by the Union Sports Ministry and Manipur Government of the Sports Ministers of all the states/UTs of the country at Imphal, Meet Hare praised the unique initiatives taken by various states in the field of sports. Also mentioned the initiatives being done by He said that everyone should take inspiration from each other and move forward together. During this session, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, promoting the issues raised by Meet Hare, said to give a boost to the talent hunt program.
Meet Hare gave the example of athlete Akshdeep Singh of Punjab and said that the athlete who came to run to join the army, was recognized by the coach and was so excited that he now qualified for the Olympics. Appreciating the efforts of the Bihar government, Meet Hare said that the sports trials of the Punjab Institute of Sports are also being conducted for a month instead of a day so that the real talents come out.
The Sports Minister further said that for the preparation of big sports events including the Olympics, attention will have to be paid at the ground level. The state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will give 16000 rupees per month for one year to the national medal winners under the Hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Senior Scholarship Scheme. Scholarship is being given which will motivate the players for good performance.
Talking about the talent of Punjabi sportsmen, Meet Hare gave the example of wrestling competitions of Commonwealth Games where wrestlers Amarveer Singh Dhesi and Mandhir Singh Cooner who won medals from Canada and England were of Punjabi origin and the medal winner of Pakistan was also from Punjab. He said that Punjabis have immense potential and the state government is working to provide a platform to emerging players by identifying this talent.
After the conclusion of the session, Sports Minister Meet Khair also visited the National Sports University, Imphal where he saw new advanced technologies in the field of Sports Science. Also saw the Sports Psychology Lab. He said that to fulfill the dream taken by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make Punjab the number one state in the country in sports, the government is making continuous efforts and learning is being done from wherever there is something new to be learned. Director of Sports Department Amit Talwar was also present on this occasion.
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