{ "id": "16266", "author": "23", "title": "Sports Minister Mandaviya Welcomes PT Usha's Move To Get Yoga Into Asian Games", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "0000", "article_type": "general", "excerpt": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya has thrown his weight behind the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T Usha in her proposal to include Yoga in the Asian Games sports programme as a competitive event. \u201cIt is only fair that in keeping with its wide popularity, Yoga has become a competitive sport and is in the Asian Games,\u201d he said.\n", "subtype": null, "editor1": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya has thrown his weight behind the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T Usha in her proposal to include Yoga in the Asian Games sports programme as a competitive event. \u201cIt is only fair that in keeping with its wide popularity, Yoga has become a competitive sport and is in the Asian Games,\u201d he said.\n

The IOA chief wrote to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Randhir Singh on June 26, to consider the proposal to include Yoga as a sport in Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cPrime Minister Narendra Modi has worked hard to ensure that June 21 is celebrated as International Yoga Day each year. The discipline, which embraces the mind and body has gained in popularity around the world and is ready as a competitive sport with its code of points and distinct events,\u201d Mansukh Mandaviya said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cIndia has been in the forefront of making Yoga popular and we started it as a competitive sport by including it in the Khelo India Youth Games with great success. It is pleasing to note that the growing number of Yoga practitioners has encouraged organisers of National Games to include it in their schedule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Government of India through its different initiatives has promoted Yoga as a competitive sport as well, along with it being an art & science of healthy living.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cIndia has been in the forefront of making Yoga popular and we started it as a competitive sport by including it in the Khelo India Youth Games with great success. It is pleasing to note that the growing number of Yoga practitioners has encouraged organisers of National Games to include it in their schedule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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It is also learnt that Asian Yoganasa, a recognised body by World Yogasana, has already written to OCA for affiliation so that Yogasana can be developed as a competitive sport across the continent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sports-minister-mandaviya-welcomes-pt-ushas-move-to-get-yoga-into-asian-games.jpg", "alt_img": "Sports minister Mandaviya welcomes PT Usha's move to get Yoga into Asian Games", "alt_title": "New Delhi: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports,Mansukh Mandaviya meets the President of Indi", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Sports Minister Mandaviya Welcomes PT Usha's Move To Get Yoga Into Asian Games On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Sports Minister Mandaviya Welcomes PT Usha's Move To Get Yoga Into Asian Games, Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya has thrown his weight behind the Indian.", "seo_keywords": "PT Usha, New Delhi, The Minister, Youth Affairs, Mansukh Mandaviya, Indian Olympic Association, Asian Games, The IOA, Olympic Council, Randhir Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, International Yoga Day, Khelo India Youth Games, National Games, The", "tag": "", "tagging": "PT Usha, New Delhi, The Minister, Youth Affairs, Mansukh Mandaviya, Indian Olympic Association, Asian Games, The IOA, Olympic Council, Randhir Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, International Yoga Day, Khelo India Youth Games, National Games", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "sports-minister-mandaviya-welcomes-pt-ushas-move-to-get-yoga-into-asian-games", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "564", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-06-28 21:58:03", "updated": "2024-06-28 21:58:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "PT Usha, New Delhi, The Minister, Youth Affairs, Mansukh Mandaviya, Indian Olympic Association, Asian Games, The IOA, Olympic Council, Randhir Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, International Yoga Day, Khelo India Youth Games, National Games, The", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-06-28 21:58:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "921167", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/sports-minister-mandaviya-welcomes-pt-ushas-move-to-get-yoga-into-asian-games-16266" }