Iconic cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has advocated ‘systemic changes’ in Indian sports so that ‘12 medals in next Olympics in Rio or 20 in 2020 doesn’t remain a pipe dream’.
Tendulkar, who has expressed a desire to promote sports in educational institutes, said sports in curriculum and history books highlighting the monumental achievements of greats like hockey legend Dhyan Chand will help stir a passion for the games hitherto less developed.
‘Encouraged by Pandit Nehru, organising Asian Games in 1951 is an integral part of Indian national story that should be read by our students. It helped shape Delhi, as did the 1982 Asiad and 2010 CWG,’ he said in his letter to HRD minister Kapil Sibal.
Outlining his objectives in a three-page letter, he has suggested state-of-the-art finishing schools for specific Olympic disciplines on the lines of National Cricket Academy in Bangalore where the country has shown potential.
Tendulkar, who has expressed a desire to promote sports in educational institutes, said sports in curriculum and history books highlighting the monumental achievements of greats like hockey legend Dhyan Chand will help stir a passion for the games hitherto less developed.
‘Encouraged by Pandit Nehru, organising Asian Games in 1951 is an integral part of Indian national story that should be read by our students. It helped shape Delhi, as did the 1982 Asiad and 2010 CWG,’ he said in his letter to HRD minister Kapil Sibal.
Outlining his objectives in a three-page letter, he has suggested state-of-the-art finishing schools for specific Olympic disciplines on the lines of National Cricket Academy in Bangalore where the country has shown potential.