All section Close
Image Credits: Twitter
Buoyed By Success Of India's Female Athletes, Govt Announces 9 Khelo India Leagues For Women
Writer: Tashafi Nazir
For most people, journalism sounds hectic and chaotic. For her, it's a passion she has been chasing for years. With an extensive media background, Tashafi believes in putting efforts on presenting a simple incident in the most interesting way.
India, 3 Jun 2022 11:35 AM GMT
Editor : Shiva Chaudhary |
A post-graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication with relevant skills, specialising in content editing & writing. I believe in the precise dissemination of information based on facts to the public.
Creatives : Tashafi Nazir
For most people, journalism sounds hectic and chaotic. For her, it's a passion she has been chasing for years. With an extensive media background, Tashafi believes in putting efforts on presenting a simple incident in the most interesting way.
The sports ministry has approved proposals to host age-group tournaments for women across nine disciplines under the Khelo India scheme, including hockey, archery, weightlifting, cycling, boxing, swimming, wrestling, volleyball and judo.
Impressed by the success of India's female athletes on the global sporting stage over the years, including the Olympics, the central government has decided to spend big on women's sports.
The sports ministry has earmarked a fund of ₹15.03 crore exclusively to conduct the Khelo India women's leagues across nine disciplines for the next four years to identify new talents.
The funds will include cash prizes amounting to ₹4.23 crore, which will be directly released to the respective national sports federations (NSFs) to conduct the leagues.
Tournaments Across Nine Disciplines
According to The Times of India, the sports ministry has approved proposals to host age-group tournaments for women across nine disciplines under the Khelo India scheme, including hockey, archery, weightlifting, cycling, boxing, swimming, wrestling, volleyball and judo. Over 23,000 female athletes from across India are set for competition.
The recently-concluded women's hockey league in the under-21 category in Lucknow was the first of such initiatives. Similar leagues across the senior, junior, youth and cadet categories will also take place in other sports.
The Khelo India women's hockey league in the under-16 category has also been given the go-ahead by the ministry, which will be held across New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha over three phases in August, October and December, respectively.
Move To Give Impetus To Women's Sports
Piyush Kumar Dubey, coach of the men's hockey team which won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, said that the move will give further impetus to women's sports in India.
"These leagues will have an enormous impact in three ways. Firstly, it will set up a competitive environment for the young girls and give them a platform to battle pressure and fear," Dubey said.
Secondly, he said, the coaches will get to assess their students on how they perform in competitive tournaments, away from practice.
"Thirdly, these leagues will help the players' long-term development and build on the success our women's team achieved in Tokyo Olympics 2021," he added.
Also Read: COVID Impact: Trillions At Stake In India As 90% Women Disappear From Workforce
Must Reads
We are an independent and public-spirited digital media platform for Indian millennials. We report news and issues that matter as well as give you the opportunity to take action.
