With the internet hosting of the National Games and the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) within the coastal state, the Goa authorities has now introduced to additional foster sports activities and set up a sports activities college to draw the youths.
Happy with Goa profitable an astonishing 92 medals which included 27 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals to complete among the many prime ten within the not too long ago concluded National Games, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant additionally introduced 4 per cent reservation in jobs for sportspersons in all authorities departments.
He stated the sports activities reservation quota in authorities jobs will now be prolonged to all departments. “Earlier they were getting jobs only in the police and the fire services, but now there will be 4 percent reservation in all the departments for sportspersons,” he added.
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According to Sawant, establishing a sports activities college will assist sportspersons within the coastal state and also will create human assets.
“We have passed the private university bill and (through this) we are trying that private university comes to Goa. If a sports university comes to Goa then graduation, diploma and various types of technical courses can be started so that the sports field gets human resources. The government will support those who wish to start a sports university,” he stated.
According to Sawant his authorities will welcome any proposal to arrange a non-public sports activities college within the state.
“Our sportspersons will get a boost and they will participate at the international level. The infrastructure created for the national games will be used by the sportspersons,” he stated.
Goa has a wealthy historical past of soccer, which was performed by the Portuguese and in 1923 the primary worldwide match in India between Britain and Portugal was hosted by Goa.
Football legends Padma Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar and Arjuna awardee Bruno Coutinho have introduced laurels to the state by taking part in on the nationwide and worldwide stage.
According to Sawant, together with non secular and medical tourism, Goa will likely be additionally recognized for sports activities tourism within the close to future.
Sawant expressed his imaginative and prescient for Goa, stating that the federal government goals to create a thriving sports activities ecosystem in Goa.
“While tourists have long enjoyed our beautiful beaches, we now intend to attract sports enthusiasts from around the world. We’ve successfully hosted events like Ironman – drawing athletes globally, and the World Table Tennis event with participants from 22 countries,” he stated.
“With our state-of-the-art infrastructure developed for the National Games, we invite sports associations and national federations to utilise these facilities year-round for their events. Our goal is to take sports in Goa to new heights.” Sawant added.
In October, Goa hosted the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Goa Challenge 2023 organised by Volleyball World in collaboration with FIVB.
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