Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has welcomed the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president PT Usha’s transfer to get yoga included within the Asian Video games programme.
“It’s only truthful that consistent with its vast reputation, yoga turns into a aggressive sport and is within the Asian Video games,” Mandaviya stated in a press release.
The IOA president had written to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) appearing chief Randhir Singh on June 26 to think about the proposal to incorporate yoga as a sport within the Asian Video games.
“Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has labored onerous to make sure that June 21 is well known as Worldwide Yoga Day annually. The self-discipline, which embraces thoughts and physique, has gained in reputation all over the world and is prepared as a aggressive sport with its personal code of factors and distinct occasions,” Mandaviya stated.
“India has been within the forefront of constructing yoga common 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 a} rising variety of yoga practitioners has inspired organisers of Nationwide Video games to incorporate it of their schedule.”
The Authorities of India, via its totally different initiatives, has promoted yoga as a aggressive sport as nicely together with it being an artwork and science of wholesome residing.
The Sports activities Ministry has granted recognition to Yogasana Bharat for the promotion and improvement of Yogasana as a aggressive sport in India.
Moreover, Yogasana has been added as a aggressive self-discipline over the past many editions of Khelo India Youth Video games and Khelo India College Video games since 2020.
Additionally it is learnt that Asian Yogasana, a recognised physique by World Yogasana, has already written to OCA for affiliation in order that Yogasana could be developed as a aggressive sport throughout the continent.
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