Undoubtedly, the achievements in the field of sports have created a benchmark in the nation’s history. There are a plethora of budding sports persons in our country who have enormous potential for further growth in this arena. Talking about the personalities we have, boxer Vijendra Singh, the tennis ace Saina Nehwal, the shooting champion Abhinav Bindra to name a few, and many more who are in the same league but have not been recognized yet. They have brought laurels to the nation by their extra ordinary performances at the inter-national level.
These were as far as the national level is concerned. But all these big names once started from nadir. Still there are a lot of people who do not receive enough facilities to make up for their dreams. These sophomores have great ability to further go ahead with their skills, but many of them are unable to do so mainly due to lack of resources, proper training including proper sports environment, good sports hygiene, proper living conditions, etc. Consequently, a surfeit of excellent sports persons is lost.
To make up for this, the Punjab government has started the Punjab Institute of Sports in Mohali. It is a place where the emerging sports personalities are given free training, along with hostel and diet facilities to make significant contribution in improving the national medal tallies in Asian , Common wealth and Olympic games. With this Punjab has become the first state to formulate and implement its comprehensive sports policy with special focus on creating world class sports infrastructure along with specialized training for high potential players. In this one of its kind place, around 500 high potential players are given rigorous training to make them competent enough to earn their names in their respective sports.
A large sum of money is invested in this plan which is all worth the laurels that these people will further bring to the nation. Additional job opportunities and resources are also given to these people so that they can easily excel. Many extra events are also organized to boost up their morale and give them the feeling of competition. The dieticians and the coaches are employed after comprehensive evaluation so that no aspect should remain neglected. Adding to all this, international hostels are also built up like the one in Jalandhar so that the people do not face any difficulty while living there and can concentrate completely on their game.
In a nut shell, this incentive is a great movement to improvise the conditions of the neophytes by giving them ample facilities. This will do wonders by building up their skill, stamina and interest. Moreover, this will encourage others to develop more interest in the field of sports. Furthermore, keeping in mind the current scenario of Punjab, this will help to channelize the energy of the youth in the right direction, keeping them away from any undesirable and anti-social activities. So not only beneficial to the sports persons this institute also has a lot to do for others simultaneously.
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