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Chandigarh, September 26- Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. Sandeep Singh said that Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi is continuously motivating the people of the country to do yoga and to play sports so that the citizens of the nation remain healthy. Therefore everyone should take out some time from their busy schedule to do yoga and exercise.
The Sports Minister said this while addressing the players at an awareness rally programme organized under the Fit-India campaign at the Markandeshwar Hockey Stadium Shahabad in Kurukshetra district. Earlier, the Sports Minister also flagged off an awareness rally under the Fit-India campaign in the city to make the people aware of the benefits of doing yoga and playing sports to remain healthy. The Sports Minister also ran in the rally and later distributed sports items to the hockey players.
While giving a message to the players to remain healthy, Sports Minister said that the younger generation must adopt sports and exercise as a part of their daily routine so that they can play an important role in building a healthy India with new energy. Just as food is necessary for the body, exercise is also equally important, said the Minister.
He said that the ‘Khelo-India’ games in Haryana will be held in a unique manner. On one hand, this will give new players an opportunity to showcase their talent, while on the other youth will also get inspiration. Former coach of Indian hockey team Mr. Sandeep Sangwan and Mr. Sunil Malik said that the family of veteran Hockey player Mr. Sandeep Singh, who is now the Sports Minister is playing an important role in nurturing the talent of budding hockey players.
