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| Haryana and Sports |
Sports are not only an integral part of human life but also important for human resource development. They provide effective ways of channelising the energy of youth for productive and meaningful purposes. Deepender Singh Hooda has therefore accorded a high priority to the promotion of sports in Haryana.
Two out of three medals in 2008 Olympics and four out of six
Olympic medals in 2012 from London were from the sportspersons hailing from
Haryana. In Haryana the Hooda government has put in place systems that is
helping the discovery and nurturing of sports talent.
The State has a vibrant sporting culture. With a national
population share of just over 2%, athletes from Haryana constituted 16% of the Beijing-bound
Olympian contingent in 2008. Its boxers and wrestlers scripted a remarkable
success story, evoking international curiosity and admiration.
The state government has given special attention to the
sports infrastructure. 171 block-level stadiums are at various stages of development.
An international level sports complex would be soon built at Rohtak. There are
sports complexes at all the district headquarters, except new district of
Mewat. A new stadium shall be constructed at Nuh in Mewat district and the
existing stadium at Palwal shall be upgraded.
The state government shall continue to build new sports
infrastructure as well upgrade the existing ones, out of its own resources and
with the assistance of HUDA and HRDF. In the upcoming blog, I shall highlight
some other initiatives that have been taken by the state government to ensure
that Haryana becomes a nursery of Indian Sports.
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