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Let's T A R G E T 5 0 O LY M P I C M E D A L S AC TI ON PLA N F OR RE VI TA LI SING SPOR TS IN IND IA
SEPTEMBER 2016
Contents Introduction
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Action Plan: Short Term 1.
Target a Group of Priority Sports
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Organize Sportspersons into Three Groups for Each Priority Sport
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Harness the Potential of Indigenous and Regional Sports
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World-Class Coaches
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Grading System for Coaches
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Sports Injury Insurance Scheme
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Strengthening and Scaling-up of Existing STCs (SAI Training Centres)
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Facilitate Creation of More Sports’ Academies for Individual Sports
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Create a Digital Database for Sports in the Country
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Implement National Sports Code and Sports Bill
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Promote Revenue Generating Methods for Team Leagues of Priority Sports
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Review Performance of Sportspersons, Sports Bodies and Infrastructure
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Action Plan: Medium to Long Term 13.
Catch Them Young
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Sports Curriculum for Schools
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Dedicated Training Programme for Coaches
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Encourage Development of Sports Infrastructure through Private or PPP mode
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Develop Health and Psychological Support Division (HPSD)
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Consistent Funding Contracts
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Host International Events in Priority Sports
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Promoting a Culture of Sports
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INtroduction The second most populous nation in the world has the lowest rank in terms of medals per capita. It is disappointing that a country that has world class talent in various disciplines has not been able to produce champions in the area of sports. Compared to previous years, this year witnessed large participation in Olympics. However, only two medals could be bagged. India’s performance in Olympics over the past 60 years has shown limited improvement in performance in terms of medals won, peaking only in the London 2012 Olympics. This peak had been achieved on account of increased investment towards constructing sporting facilities, owing to the recent international events such as Common Wealth Games. However, the country still does not have a conducive environment for sports to polish the talent of Indian sportspersons, and make them at par with their global counterparts. Efforts need to be undertaken at each level, from family and communities to schools, regional academies, states and national level. These efforts need to be aimed at radically increasing the level of sporting activities, filling the gaps in the system and monitoring for lags. Moreover, these efforts should help in overcoming the existing societal barrier towards sports that can be summarised in the popular phrase “Kheloge kudoge to honge kharab, padhoge likhoge to banoge nawab.”
“We are a large and diverse nation. Sports can be a great means of national integration”
In this context, NITI Aayog presents a 20 point action plan that highlights some key areas that require improvement. These action points have been divided to a short term vision (4 to 8 years) and a medium to long term vision (8 to 15 years). The action points identify the initiatives required to be undertaken by the country to achieve a target of 50 medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Shri Narendra Modi
Honourable Prime Minister of India
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Action Plan Short Term 1. Target a Group of Priority Sports
To improve the performance of sports and demonstrate medal winning performance, it is important to prioritize ten sports and develop an outcome oriented action plan for each of these sports. Countries like Kenya and Jamaica participate in only two Olympics sports but have managed to get a medal tally of 100 and 78 respectively. The ten priority sports should be ones with high winning potential as well as those in which India has won medals in the past. The action plan should be extensive in its coverage. It should include targets in the next four year cycle, training and coaching schedules to achieve those targets, medical, psychological and drug test schedules, institutional and private support systems for all categories of players of each sport. Each action plan should be reviewed after every 4 years and its outcomes assessed annually. India could take lessons from other countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), whose performance in the Olympics has significantly improved in the past few decades, from 13 medals in 1968 to 67 medals in 2016. UK has a Sports Business Plan to support high performance sports (elite sports).
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2. ORGANIZE SPORTSPERSONS INTO THREE GROUPS FOR EACH PRIORITY SPORT
Organise all sportspersons into 3 groups - A, B, & C, in accordance with their past four years’ performance and future prospects. Grouping can be done in the following way: Group A* – Players who have been in the top 50 at the Olympics and/or other international level sports events, such as the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Paralympic Games, etc. Group B* – Young sportspersons ranked between 51 – 150 at Olympics, and/or other international level sports events Group C – National, State and District level championship performers, those who demonstrate the capacity to achieve a medal result at World or Olympics level (youth or regular) within next eight years *In case of different rankings, as in case of participation in multiple international events, highest ranking in the past 4 years could be used to decide entry into groups.
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3. Harness the Potential of Indigenous and Regional Sports
It is important to scout natural sports talent from inaccessible tribal, rural and coastal areas of the country and nurture them for achieving excellence in sports. For instance, best performing players in wrestling come from Haryana and Jharkhand is known for its talent in archery. Talent needs to be identified early, trained and sponsored at the right time for them to become world-class sportspersons. Strengthening the existing institutional structure for identifying sportspersons and giving them the requisite training through sport training centres is the key to produce world class sportspersons. The Sport Authority of India (SAI) has initiated a Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme for this purpose that covers 26 disciplines. At present, there are 19 SAG Centres in the country having a total strength of 1,676 trainees in the age group of 12 to 18 years. The funding available per sportsperson is very low, only about Rs.12,000 per annum. Rigorous efforts need to be made to increase the pool of financial resources for these players. Increase in monetary stipend to players into these sports will attract more and more talented people from these remote areas to take up sports.
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4. World-Class Coaches
Coaching and mentoring are fundamental skills required for the development of any sportsperson. A great coach often is a good sportsperson but a great sportsperson may not necessarily become a good coach. A coach has to impart training, knowledge and important skills that will ensure the performance and success of sportspersons. >P[O[OLWYVmotion of sports in India, there would be a growing demand for coaches and trainers. The gap has to be filled by hiring more number of national and international coaches per sport, per training centre and per location.
5. Grading System for Coaches
Performance of the coaches should be reviewed and assessed so as not to compromise with the quality of coaching. For these reasons, we should: Review the performance of coaches annually through a quantitative cum qualitative assessment. +L]LSVWHYHURPUNZ`Z[LT[VQ\KNL[OLJVTWL[LUJLH[[OL:[H[L5H[PVUHS and International level. 9LJVNUPZL LMMVY[Z [OYV\NO JLY[PMPJH[PVU ZJOVSHYZOPWZ H[[YHJ[P]L WH` promotion or other benefits.
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6. Sports Injury Insurance Scheme
The fear of being seriously injured is a factor that can adversely affect the competence of sportspersons. This can be addressed if a sports injury insurance scheme is implemented to provide insurance against serious injuries. The insurance scheme should be tailored as per the needs of each sports discipline and should cover players from different categories. Karnataka’s Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports has started an innovative scheme called “Youth Sports Insurance Scheme” to support sportspersons by encouraging youths from the state by providing HJJPKLU[OLHS[OPUZ\YHUJL°0UKPHJHUHSZV[HRLJ\LZMYVT[OLTVKLSZVM
