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National Sports Day and Fit India | SPORTS

Pillar-1

Excellence on the Global Stage
Under this pillar, initiatives such as the Khelo India National Sports
Development Programme, assistance to National Sports Federations, the
National Sports Development Fund, and the establishment of the National
Centre of Sports Sciences and Research are being implemented.
28,234 12,000 35 ₹6.28

Athletes are Athletes are being Khelo India lakh Annual
receiving supported by 23 State Centres of funding is being
grassroots-level National Centres Excellence are provided to each
training at 1,066 of Excellence and providing high- Khelo India
notified Khelo over 50 High- performance support athlete as part of
India Centres Performance to 2,466 athletes comprehensive
across the country. Training Centres. across 34 states. support for training.

The National Centre of Sports
Sciences and Research
has been established at the
Indira Gandhi Stadium.

Pillar-2

Sports for economic development
The National Sports Policy, 2025, emphasizes the economic potential of sports. Efforts
are underway to strengthen the sports manufacturing ecosystem and promote private sector
participation, alongside initiatives to host major international sporting events in India.
322 India has bid to India hosted the inaugural Kho-

Kho World Cup in New Delhi in

Khelo India- host the Youth 2025, winning titles in both the
Olympic Games
recognized in 2030 and the men’s and women’s categories.
academies Olympic Games India hosted the 12th World
(including private in 2036. India has Para Athletics Championships
facilities) have been not hosted the in 2025, delivering its best-ever
certified to nurture performance by winning 22
top-tier talent. Olympics to date. medals, including 6 gold.

n India has initiated work n A sports equipment manufacturing
on a sports collaboration initiative worth ₹500 crore has been
roadmap with Australia, introduced in the 2026-27 budget. This
keeping in mind the establishes sports as a pivotal
aspiration to host the driver of employment,
Olympic and Paralympic skill development, and
Games in the future. economic growth.

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