Tendulkar applauds‘Khelo India’

KOLKATA: I applaud the ‘Khelo India’ initiative of Indian government. It is the step in the right direction, and strong grass roots competitions will surely make us more competitive

SACHIN TENDULKAR, On Khelo India Games

Urging the need to create sports cities, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said his vision is to see India becoming a multi-sport nation.

“I would like to see India as a multi-sport nation. We should also look at creating ‘Sport Cities’. There is a need for more and more sports academies to nurture young athletes along with creating new infrastructure to catapult India from a sports watching nation to a sports playing nation,” Tendulkar said.

“Every child should have the right to play and have access to infrastructure. Over the years I have seen various sports gaining grounds in terms of awareness in people and the government initiatives towards it. Sports like Badminton, football, kabaddi among others have seen increasing awareness and appreciation towards athletes,” Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP said.

“Appreciation is important for athletes and has the ability to motivate them to achieve their full potential. I applaud the ‘Khelo India’ initiative of Indian government. It is the step in the right direction, and strong grass roots competitions will surely make us more competitive,” Tendulkar said.