Chhattisgarh’s sports talents will touch the sky, players will become proficient with modern technology
Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra met Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai
Work will be done for Olympic value education, sports injury recovery and sports science development in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, 19 July 2025: Sports talents of Chhattisgarh will now touch the sky. The players of the state will be made skilled through modern techniques from the initial level. Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra made a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai today at his residence office. Chief Minister Sai discussed in detail with Bindra about Olympic value education, sports injury recovery and sports science development in Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai gave a warm welcome to Bindra by presenting a bouquet and a symbol. He had an in-depth discussion with Bindra on the development of sports activities in Chhattisgarh and schemes to encourage sports talents.
Chief Minister Sai said during the discussion that the state government is fully committed to promote the sports talents of Chhattisgarh. The youth of the state have a natural interest and natural talent towards sports, especially the youth of tribal areas have immense potential. In this context, Bindra informed the Chief Minister that he wants to start Olympic Value Education, Sports Injury Recovery and Sports Science Program in Chhattisgarh. The Chief Minister appreciated this initiative and said that these efforts will prove to be very important in enhancing the sports talent of the state. During the discussion, Bindra told that through Abhinav Bindra Foundation, he is conducting various programs to bring forward the players in different states of the country. He mentioned that these programs run by the Foundation in the interest of sports are free, due to which the players are getting direct benefit. He also discussed about starting such programs in Chhattisgarh through the Foundation. Bindra informed that under the Olympic Value Education Program, Olympic values will be developed in the school children of Chhattisgarh. They will be inspired to adopt values like excellence, respect and friendship, so that the promotion of sports talent will be possible from the initial stage. Bindra informed Chief Minister Sai that sports injury is a big challenge for the players. Under the Sports Injury Recovery Programme, players will be provided free surgery, rehabilitation and complete post-treatment care facilities so that they can recover and become active in the sports field again. For this, a network of 30 excellent doctors of the country is working with the Foundation, which will benefit the players of Chhattisgarh. Bindra told the Chief Minister that the current sports scenario has become completely science-based. Therefore, he wants to start a Sports Science Programme in Chhattisgarh so that players can be trained using modern and scientific methods. With the help of latest techniques, talents will be identified scientifically and their skills can be properly developed through technology.
Chief Minister Sai said that the state government is providing all the necessary facilities to the players of Chhattisgarh. There is immense potential especially in the youth of tribal areas. He mentioned that the youth of the special backward tribe Korwa community have natural skill of archery. To promote this talent, Archery Academy is being established in Raipur and Jashpur at a cost of Rs 60 crore with the cooperation of NTPC. Similarly, more than 1.65 lakh players participated in the Bastar Olympics held in Bastar. The state government has announced to give Rs 3 crore to the players of Chhattisgarh who won gold medal in the Olympics, Rs 2 crore to the silver medal winner and Rs 1 crore to the bronze medal winner as incentive amount. Sports Minister Tankaram Verma, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Youth Commission Vishwavijay Singh Tomar, Secretary of Sports Department Yashwant Kumar, Director Tanuja Salam, Dr. Digpal Ranawat and other dignitaries were present on this occasion.
