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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 Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T Usha in her proposal to include Yoga in the Asian Games sports programme as a competitive event. “It is only fair that in keeping with its wide popularity, Yoga has become a competitive sport and is in the Asian Games,” he said.
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.
“Prime 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,” Mansukh Mandaviya said.
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