Rijiju's remarks came at the conclusion of the Delhi State Ranking prize money badminton championship 2022 on Sunday. He vowed to align
Delhi Capital Badminton Association
's goal with Khelo India in search of talented badminton players across the country.
We want to goal with India and take it to district level in other states. When I was the sports minister, I had started TOPS Junior under India so that we get future Olympic medal prospects told reporters here who was earlier the Sports Minister, said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership India is successfully moving forward. India is successfully moving forward. our lifestyle, motivates us in every aspect of our lives. We haven't identified the power sports yet, sports is also a booming sector, sports is life he added. about the tournament, the Minister said I'm here to motivate the athletes, I love sports and in our country badminton has found its place in recent times. I can vouch for it that badminton will play a major role in India's quest for medals in Paris 2024. than 1700 participated in the different categories in the Delhi State Ranking Prize Money Badminton Championship 2022, which concluded here on Sunday. The president praised the players and said the atmosphere during the tournament was very lively and exciting.The challenges are always there in this particular tournament. challenge was that players had their board exams. So I had to reschedule the tournament as I didn't want someone to miss their exam. But beyond the venue was superb. It is a great complex, I would like to thank the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University Dr Singh said. atmosphere was very lively and exciting I can assure you if there were things that were overlooked, I will definitely make up for that in the next Indian badminton team scripted history on May 15 by winning the maiden Thomas Cup title since its inception in 1949.The country is now looking towards badminton, especially after the Thomas Cup win. We are not very far from being the number one in game, we as India have shown supremacy in world about the players who were not able to win laurels despite giving their best, the president said This is not first, this not the last, the goals should be set high and there is a lot of determination and devotion required. It is an ongoing process, they should where they fell short.The common thread that binds the two Hyderabadi super stars, PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen, is that they both trained at Suchitra Academy before becoming world champions. They trained here during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period. The academy turned out to be savior at a time when most training centres were shut across the city.used to play badminton on these courts. It was a good thing to happen as I improved my footwork and that was very useful for my bouts too. I learnt to stay light on my feet. I always feel boxing is not all about power and punches, it needs nimble footwork," said Zareen, who was felicitated by the academy recently for her flyweight World Championship title in Istanbul. Recounting her early days in Nizamabad, Zareen said that she was ridiculed for taking up a "manly sport." "When I started boxing, there were some adverse comments
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