Tremendous Potential Of ‘Nari Shakti’ Underlined By Women In Sports: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

At ‘Khelo India Women’s Kickboxing League’ in Assam, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal girls from interior parts of India are delivering world-class performances bringing laurels to the country.

Guwahati: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, on Sunday graced the ongoing ‘Khelo India Women’s Kickboxing League’ in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, where he interacted with the participating athletes and wished them success. The Union Minister also spoke about encouraging sports to attain a fit body and mind while also stressing its role in promoting 'Nari Shakti' with women's participation.

Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Sonowal said, “Sports as a discipline has got a tremendous boost in the recent past. The whole country enjoys a conducive environment for the players and athletes to play sports and excel in them. Thanks to the rejig in the policy framework, the athletes found a springboard to use for better performance. Schemes like the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) have delivered stellar performances by Indian athletes at the top global sporting events like the Olympics, Asian Games, and World Championships among others. Today, we take pride in our sports, as the athletes deliver a truly inspiring performance that is at par with global standard.”

The Union Minister said that it was not easy to overcome years of negligence that sports endured under successive previous governments who gave minimum to no attention to uplifting or upgrading the sporting arena in the country.

Adding further on the women's power in sports, Minister Sonowal said, “It is indeed a matter of great pride for all of us, as countrymen, to witness stellar performances from the women of India in the sporting arena. The indomitable mental strength, display of fighting spirit, and delivery of excellence in various sports have been inspiring everyone. The tremendous potential of ‘Nari Shakti’ has been underlined for greater exposure in multiple fields including sports. I am happy to interact with the players at the ongoing Khelo India Women’s kickboxing league here today where the girls exuded confidence to deliver top-class performance and add positively to enable Nari Shakti to become a solid force of reckoning in nation-building towards a new Bharat.”

Union Minister Sonowal further said that today, girls from interior parts of India are delivering world-class performances bringing laurels to the country.

The writer is a senior independent journalist covering the Northeast.

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