NSU Manipur holds workshop on Y20
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 02 2023:
The National Sports University, Manipur, hosted a workshop on April 29 at the NSU Multipurpose Hall as one of the activities of the Youth20 Engagement group which is part of India's Presidency of G20 .
The workshop was organized on the topic "Strengt- hening Sports Personnel Ecosystem across the Country." RC Mishra IAS (Retd), Vice Chancellor of National Sports University presided as chief guest of the programme.
T Phulen Meitei, Director YAS, Manipur; Dr Konthoujam Kosana Meitei, Retd Senior SAI Athletic Coach and Dr Laishram Thambal Singh, Associate Professor, Dept of PESS, Manipur University were invited as speakers in the workshop.
Nuzhat Gul, Secretary, Sports Council, Jammu & Kashmir also joined the programme online as one of the speakers.
Eminent sports personalities namely, Th Pashotleima, an International player (Athletics), T Sheetal Rani Sharma, former international player & coach of the Indian Women Handball Team, and Naorem Brajamani, an International player (Athletics) also graced the programme with their presence.
The Vice Chancellor addressed the gathering and highlighted the topic's relevance and importance in creating a complete and healthy ecosystem in the country.
He opined that various dimensions like nutrition and fitness, proper infrastructure, sports science, competitive spirit, etc complete the ecosystem.
The importance of revenue generation, like apparel and product designing and manufacturing, was also emphasized in his address.
He also congratulated NSU for being entrusted as one of the organizations with the task of organizing the workshop.
Director of YAS, Manipur T Phulen Meitei spoke on developing a holistic ecosystem for players, developing low- cost infrastructure, scouting young talents even from rural areas, and regular coaching centers.
He also emphasized including a grievance cell dedicated to the players as part of the sporting ecosystem.
Dr L Thambal Meitei also highlighted sports infrastructure and facilities, sports tourism, sports science, and the importance of balancing the ecosystem.
K Kosana Meitei also reiterated the development of modern and advanced facilities, talent identification, and inclusion of various allied fields like sports sociology, sports management, sports psychology, sports nutrition etc.
Nuzhat Gul, in her talk, spoke about the sports ecosystem in the context of Jammu and Kashmir.
The boom in infrastructure over the last few years led to more youth involvement in sports, she said.
With many new projects aimed at involvement and promoting sports, the participation of youths has increased exponentially, she said.
The programme was followed by a brainstorming and question-answer sessions lasting about one and a half hours.
Various questions were asked and taken by the experts and the sportspersons.
Suggestions and views were also taken from the audience.
Interjections were made on the importance of creating the ecosystem while maintaining the balance of the environment.
The importance of building facilities to practice at night is also highlighted, said a release issued by Registrar of the National Sports University.
The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is organizing 24 brainstorming sessions starting from February till June in different parts of the country to facilitate organizing Youth20 engagement group brainstorming workshops pan- India on the theme "Building a healthy ecosystem for Sports", it added.
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