CLASS REPORT - 11th DECEMBER 2012

 

A mesmerising lecture delivered by Mr. Rajpal Singh (Director & Head- Sports and Youth Affairs, FICCI) & Mr Amit Mantri (Research Associate at FICCI). Mr. Singh elucidated on the importance of sports & opportunities in it.

In India sports was much neglected in the past but now it is taking a new shape. In developed countries sports and career are taken as equal. He also referred to the Administration and funding of sports.

Political responsibility for sport in India is with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which is headed by a cabinet minister and managed by National Sport Federations.Sports Authority of India, the field arm of the Ministry, supports and nurtures talent in youth, and provides them with requisite infrastructure, equipment, coaching facilities and competition exposure. IOA is responsible for the Indian continent’s participation in the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and South Asian Games. Each Olympic and Non-Olympic Sport has a Federation at the National level.

The selection of the National teams is done by the respective National Federations and then recommend to IOA for official sponsorship for participation in the Games being conducted under the auspicious of the International Olympic Committee, Olympic Council of Asia, Commonwealth Games Federation, and SAG. A special feature of the Indian Olympic Association is that, the National Federations and the State Olympic Associations are affiliated to it. The main task of the State Olympic Associations is to promote the Olympic Sport and to ensure coordination among the State Sports Associations. In 2010-11, total Budget for sports and physical education schemes is 3117.69 Cr. rupees. Hockey, in which India has an impressive record with eight Olympic gold medals, is officially the national sport.

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There is a specialised wing in the field of sports known as Player Representation which looks after player value within the market.

The lecture ended with discussion on making sports as a career and we expressed our sincere gratitude to the delegates.