Neeraj Chopra was the gold medal winner in males’s javelin throw occasion on the Tokyo Olympics.© AFP
Former India soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who has been part of the Nationwide Sports activities Committee, on Tuesday stated Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra deserves the Khel Ratna Award this 12 months. Neeraj Chopra had gained the primary gold medal for India in monitor and area occasions this 12 months on the Olympics after throwing the javelin for a distance of 87.58m. “This time the committee should face a problem as a result of there are a lot of gamers who’re deserving for awards, not this time, each time the election committee faces challenges. However this time process might be more durable as we now have a number of medallists and for my part, the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award will go to Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra as he introduced India its first gold in monitor and area occasions on the Olympics,” Bhutia informed ANI.
Speaking about SAI’s fifty fifth Governing Physique Assembly, Bhutia stated: “It was an excellent assembly and Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur has good information about sports activities. The assembly was very productive. We mentioned many factors within the assembly and we may also deal with how one can develop a sports activities tradition within the nation and look to develop extra coaches on the grassroots degree, we mentioned we now have to take care of and handle our grounds, not stadiums as a result of grounds produce many sportspeople and we additionally want to make sure that we appoint extra officers who’re answerable for scouting expertise from small locations of the nation.”
When requested about Indian soccer, Bhutia stated: “There ought to be long run planning. Currently, we now have not been capable of do effectively, it should take time.”
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