NEW DELHI: With India having entered the race to host the 2036 Olympics, home minister Amit Shah on Friday said around 3,000 sportspersons are being provided a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 each to prepare for the games, and hoped that the country would be among the top five nations in the medal tally.
Addressing an event here to felicitate the 613 medal winners at the 21st World Police and Fire Games - 2025 held recently in Birmingham, Alabama, US, Shah congratulated the Indian police and fire services team for making the country proud. With the next World Police and Fire Games set to be held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kevadia in Gujarat, he exhorted all sportspersons to single-mindedly focus on winning a medal. He hoped that the Indian sportspersons’ sterling performance will serve as a recognition of the country’s great potential for sports.
“Our aim should be to ensure that at least one athlete from every police force under the All India Police Sports Control Board participates in the next World Police and Fire Games. Each team should aim to win at least three medals. By setting such a goal, the record of winning 613 medals will break on its own,” he told the police and fire services personnel.
Shah said the Indian team was given an incentive amount of Rs 4.4 crore on Friday. Adding words of encouragement even for those who did not win medals at the 2025 Games, Shah said participation in games was the most important, with winning and losing being a part of life. “Setting the goal to win and striving to achieve victory should be our nature, and winning should become our habit. With the habit of winning, we always move towards excellent performance,” he stated.
Shah mentioned that the Modi government, in addition to bidding for the Olympics, was also in the race to host the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in India. The purpose of hosting these events, he underlined, is to make sports an inevitable part of the lives of the people, including sections, such as the police and fire brigade. “There is only one place to learn — the ground, the playing field — and it is on the playing field that the habit of accepting defeat and the passion to achieve victory are developed,” he said.
Shah said the sports budget has grown five-fold in the past 10 years of Narendra Modi govt.
Shah urged the All India Police Sports Control Board to provide world-class coaches to the Indian police teams and to give specialized training to the medical teams of the forces for treating sports-related injuries. He said that both these tasks need to be carried out in a planned manner and assured that full support will be provided by the ministry of sports.
The home minister urged heads of all Central armed police forces (CAPFs) to create an environment where every police personnel and officer develops a sporting spirit. He added that the government is taking steps to promote sports within the security forces by relaxing service rules and adapting recruitment processes accordingly.
Addressing an event here to felicitate the 613 medal winners at the 21st World Police and Fire Games - 2025 held recently in Birmingham, Alabama, US, Shah congratulated the Indian police and fire services team for making the country proud. With the next World Police and Fire Games set to be held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kevadia in Gujarat, he exhorted all sportspersons to single-mindedly focus on winning a medal. He hoped that the Indian sportspersons’ sterling performance will serve as a recognition of the country’s great potential for sports.
“Our aim should be to ensure that at least one athlete from every police force under the All India Police Sports Control Board participates in the next World Police and Fire Games. Each team should aim to win at least three medals. By setting such a goal, the record of winning 613 medals will break on its own,” he told the police and fire services personnel.
Shah said the Indian team was given an incentive amount of Rs 4.4 crore on Friday. Adding words of encouragement even for those who did not win medals at the 2025 Games, Shah said participation in games was the most important, with winning and losing being a part of life. “Setting the goal to win and striving to achieve victory should be our nature, and winning should become our habit. With the habit of winning, we always move towards excellent performance,” he stated.
Shah mentioned that the Modi government, in addition to bidding for the Olympics, was also in the race to host the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in India. The purpose of hosting these events, he underlined, is to make sports an inevitable part of the lives of the people, including sections, such as the police and fire brigade. “There is only one place to learn — the ground, the playing field — and it is on the playing field that the habit of accepting defeat and the passion to achieve victory are developed,” he said.
Shah said the sports budget has grown five-fold in the past 10 years of Narendra Modi govt.
Shah urged the All India Police Sports Control Board to provide world-class coaches to the Indian police teams and to give specialized training to the medical teams of the forces for treating sports-related injuries. He said that both these tasks need to be carried out in a planned manner and assured that full support will be provided by the ministry of sports.
The home minister urged heads of all Central armed police forces (CAPFs) to create an environment where every police personnel and officer develops a sporting spirit. He added that the government is taking steps to promote sports within the security forces by relaxing service rules and adapting recruitment processes accordingly.
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