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Gujarat Is A Role Model For Youth To Prosper In Sports: Kalyan Chaubey Credits Narendra Modi For His Vision As CM

By IANS News May 12, 2024 • 21:16 PM View: 452

The Indian Olympic Association: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) Joint Secretary and President of the All-India Football Federation, Kalyan Chaubey feels that Gujarat, with its statewide infrastructure and pro-sports policy, has fast emerged as a hotbed for young athletes to pursue, prosper and professionalise in sports.

On his recent visit to Ahmedabad, Kalyan Chaubey, himself a former international footballer, said that how a small step in 2010 like a ‘Khel Mahakumb’ – a brainchild of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, not only gave opportunities to millions of youths in sports, but the very initiative has given birth to the idea of ‘Khelo India' – a road to becoming a sporting powerhouse.

The IOA Joint Secretary was in Ahmedabad recently to meet Gujarat Olympic Association officials. and he also attended the inauguration of the Gujarat Super League – the state’s premium football competition. The final of the Gujarat Super League is slated for Sunday evening.