London Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang on Wednesday said that sports should be made a part of school curriculum and asked others states to take a leaf out of Maharashtra and Haryana’s books as far as promoting sport was concerned.
“Sport is an important part of the development of kids and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum,” Narang said at a felicitation ceremony in Pune after arriving from London.
Narang was felicitated at the ‘Gun for Glory’ academy by Maharashtra Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Padmakar Valvi.
Olympian Rahi Sarnobat and her parents were also felicitated on the occasion.
Praising the two governments for promoting sports, Narang said that Haryana and the Maharashtra were an example to the other states and they should also imitate their efforts and develop infrastructure.
Heaping praise on the national coaches and rifle coach Stanislas Lapidus, he said that it would not have been possible for him to win the medal without their support.
The former world champion said that it was possible for India to take long strides in shooting provided the youngsters are given proper guidance and get continuous support of the government.
Narang’s parents were also felicitated on the occasion.
You don’t need to have a Harvard MBA to understand that a game of
football is won by the team with best on field skill and team spirit.
The objective of sports is to rely on your partners and help them so
that all of you reach the common goal of victory. Team first, is a
must have quality should you need to win. High performance teams co-
operate more than compete within its own boundaries. Weaving sports
tightly in the fabric of education imparts this valuable lesson which
people badly need to carve out a meaningful and happy work life with
colleagues.
Sports teach a great concept of being fair. Not many instances are
available where prolonged sporting success is achieved compromising
the fairness. Later on, this helps a great deal in respecting others’
qualities at workplace and also by recognizing solicitations of unfair
nature and swiftly dousing them.
Sports are a great teacher of pursuit of excellence. A singles tennis
player or a boxer has to train extremely hard to get to a le
Its not about parents. Unnecessarily they are being blamed. Its not even the physical structure (Japanese winning swimming!). Its the long term planning and the investment in terms of money and time. If blade runner can... then every Indian can!
Sports has always been a part of school curriculum but none of the parents and staff took that as a serious factor.
Even for few students sports period was to revise for upcoming tests and exams.
At first Parents should know the importance of Sports who will inturn teach the same to their children.
This cannot be done in a day or year or a decade.
This Sports heat should come from within.
Parents have to play a vital role in this than the Students and Schools !!
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