New Delhi hosted the second edition of first of its kind sports event ‘Sports Rehab -A Sport Convention’ at Thyagaraj Stadium, INA on the 18th January 2017. Sports Rehab pulled off a show which was at par with most other sporting extraganzas to have ensued this year.
Sports Rehab was the first attempt by its organisers, they would be taking it to every city and state ofIndia. Sports Rehab announced the launch of India’s first sportsbased incubator & accelerator.Sports Rehab will focus on following areas for development of sports under its sports incubator & accelerator.
WHAT ALL SPORTS REHAB WILL DO
- Talent Scouting
- Sports Workshops/Seminars/Tournaments
- Online Sports Journals
- Foreign Exchange Program
The day long extravaganza was attended by many Arjuna Awardees and Padmashree awardees sports persons, PSU heads, key people from the various sports federations and schools and universities.
Rajpal Singh, Director, FICCI, said that setting the base and culture in sports is very necessary from the grassroots.
“Just like academics, and examination system, sports should be made part of the curriculum and getting marks in sports should also be made necessary rather than an extra curricular activity,” he said.
Adding to the same, Dr. DR Saini, Director DPS Society, said that as the private institution, we try to inculcate the sports culture in children by trying to maintain a balance between study and sports.He added that there are not much players at school or university levels now days focus is only academics
“Physical education subject was started in 1983 in class 11th and 12th.There is no system or planning at place as such in many schools. There are very few players. Development of anything is from roots. Sports persons are sidelined.,” he said.
Ajit Singh, Director Bisleri said that they are trying to support all sports to their best possibilities mentioning the importance of sponsorship and marketing in the sports sector.
“ At the medium schools, we were forced to study subjects other than sports. Whenever we went to play in inter -state or university level sports competitions, we never got the desired facilities. We understand sponsorship can help to increase the facilities for players,” Singh said.
Sunil Raina, Business Head, Xolo Mobiles, said that the corporate sector are willing to spend and support other sports but there are no set guidelines under CSR.
“Any sport is not about technical aspect. Every sport requires passion and aspiration.We need to make people to come out and play the different sports. We need to create passion and aspiration for sports,” Raina said.
The theme of the convention was based on the following topics:
Session 1: Decline of Sports Journalism- Cricket above all other sports
Session 2: Roles of the National Federation in producing sports persons of excellence
Session 3: Development & Infrastructure of Sports at Grass Root Levels
Session 4: Sponsorship Woes in Sports Sector
Session 1 Panelists
Mr. Deepak Sharma, Founder Editor of India Samvad, Former Editor of Aaj Tak
Mr. Vijay Kumar- Senior Sports Correspondent, Deshbandhu
Mr. Vikrant Gupta- Sports Editor TV Today Network (Aaj Tak/ India Today)
Mr. Vimal Kumar- Author & Sports Editor at Network 18 Group
Mr. Vineet Malhotra- Executive Editor, Digital & Sports, Prime Time Debate Show Host, News World
Session 2 Panelists
Mr. D R Choudhary, Secretary General, Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)
Mr PK Muralidharan Raja, President, Indian Boxing Council
Mr. V. D. Narayan- General Secretary, All India Carrom Federation
Wg Cdr Satish Aparajit (Retd), President, Indian Golf Union
Session 3 Panelists
Dr. D. R. Saini- Director, The Delhi Public School Society
Dr. Gurdeep Singh- Joint Secretary (Sports) Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
Mrs. Kulvinder Kaur- Principal, Guru Harkishan Public School, Tilak Nagar
Dr. Surrender Kumar Bhandoria- Deputy Director at Education, SDMC
Mr. Sanjay Gupta- Chairman, Ramagya School, Noida
Session 4 Panelists
Mr. Rajpal Singh- Director, FICCI
Mr. R. K. Garg- Director, Bisleri International Pvt Ltd
Mr. Sunil Raina- Business Head, Xolo Mobiles
Mr. Sunny Katiyal- UP Dangal Owner, Pro Wrestling League,
Mr. V K Mahendru- Group General Manager (Vigilance), ONGC
The efforts in this direction will bring amazing results. Keep on arranging more conventions.