Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has welcomed the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president P. T. Usha’s transfer to get yoga included within the Asian Video games programme.
“It’s only truthful that in step with its vast recognition, yoga turns into a aggressive sport and is within the Asian Video games,” Mandaviya mentioned in an announcement.
The IOA president had written to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) performing chief Randhir Singh on June 26 to think about the proposal of together with yoga as a sport within the Asian Video games.
“Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has labored laborious to make sure that June 21 is well known as Worldwide Yoga Day every year. The self-discipline, which embraces thoughts and physique, has gained in recognition world wide and is prepared as a aggressive sport with its personal code of factors and distinct occasions,” Mandaviya mentioned.
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“India has been within the forefront of constructing yoga fashionable and we began it as a aggressive sport by together with it within the Khelo India Youth Video games with nice success. It’s pleasing to notice that rising variety of yoga practitioners has inspired organisers of Nationwide Video games to incorporate it of their schedule.”
The Sports activities Ministry has granted recognition to Yogasana Bharat for promotion and growth of Yogasana as a aggressive sport in India.
Moreover, Yogasana has been added as a aggressive self-discipline in Khelo India Youth Video games and Khelo India College Video games since 2020.
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