Lucknow,

Oct 1 (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday honoured the players who

made the country and Uttar Pradesh proud at the global level in Lucknow. During

this, Chief Minister Yogi also gave the mantra of success to the youth and

players.

In a program organized in the honour of players at Indira Gandhi

Pratisthan in Lucknow on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that today smart

phones have emerged as the biggest challenge for the young generation. This

affects both the time and labour of the youth.

Also, Chief Minister Yogi said

that the players should stay away from drugs, drugs are the cause of

destruction, and the one who goes towards drugs will not be achieving anything

in life.

He said that the youth should prepare themselves; the central and

state governments are creating a suitable environment for their facilities.

Make youth sports a part of your life. For this, sports facilities are being

developed in the cities and villages of the state. Along with good training,

good trainers are also being provided. While encouraging the youth towards

sports, CM Yogi also shared the inspiring stories of the players who came to

the felicitation ceremony.

14

Olympians and Paralympic athletes were honoured in the program. Honouring such

talents who have brought glory to the country. In the felicitation ceremony,

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath distributed prize money of Rs 22.70 crore to all

these players who brought glory to the state. A total of 7 medal winning

Olympians and Paralympians and 7 other participating Olympians and Paralympians

were present. The medal winners who were honored included Praveen Kumar, Suhas

LY, Ajit Singh, Preeti Pal, Simran, Lalit Upadhyay and Raj Kumar Pal.

Double

Engine's government changed the sports environment in the country: Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath said that whether the competition is small or big. It

provides players with an opportunity to move forward. Today the sports

environment in the country has changed. The results of the planned efforts made

for the promotion of sports and sportspersons in the last 10 years under the

leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are visible to everyone today. Khelo

India campaign, Fit India Movement and MP Sports Competition launched by Prime

Minister Modi have changed the sports environment in the entire country. Yogi

said that now leagues at university level and sports competitions at village

level have started, which has provided a platform to the players to move

forward. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that under the leadership of Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh has prepared many programs to promote

sports in the country and we are moving forward on it.

Uttar

Pradesh is getting equipped with sports resources: Yogi said that the state government

has prepared proper infrastructure for the players. Today the double engine

government is continuously paying attention to this. Today, 84 stadiums, 67

multi-purpose halls, 38 swimming pools, 15 synthetic hockey stadiums and 3

synthetic running tracks are ready in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, 2

international cricket stadiums, 16 hostels, 47 state-of-the-art gyms, 20

synthetic tennis courts and 19 dormitories have been prepared for the players.

At the same time, 2 Judo halls, 13 wrestling halls, 6 shooting ranges, 2 indoor

volleyball, 12 weightlifting halls, and 14 synthetic basketball courts have

been completed in the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state

government is working keeping the big goal in mind to encourage sports and players.

Within the state, it is moving ahead with the target of constructing

playgrounds and open gyms in all 57 thousand gram panchayats, mini stadiums in

all 826 development blocks and stadiums in all the districts. Sports resources

are being made available to the players at the Gram Panchayat level. Financial

assistance is being provided to the players. Chief Minister Yogi said that for

the training of young players, former players of International, Olympic,

Paralympic, Commonwealth, Asian Games and World Championships are being deployed

as a trainer. Yogi said that the state government has announced Laxman Award

for players participating in any international competition and Rani Lakshmibai

Award for women players, in which the government is honoring them with cash

amount as well as citation. Apart from this, the state government provides an

assistance amount of Rs. 20 thousand to the players who have received awards at

the national level and is also providing financial assistance every month to

the elderly players. He said that Eklavya Sports Cell has been formed in the

state. The first sports university in the name of Major Dhyanchandra is also

being constructed in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi