Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports B. Nagendra has said a total of 75 sportspersons from the State had been chosen for training and support ahead of the Paris Olympics scheduled to be held next year.
Replying to a question from Darshan Puttannaiah in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday on the schemes of the State government to encourage sportspersons in Karnataka, Mr. Nagendra said the State government was implementing the Amrutha Sports Adoption Scheme from 2021-22 to facilitate sportspersons from the State to compete in top sports platforms like National Sports Meet, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympics etc.
A total of 75 athletes with medal-winning potential had been chosen for the Olympics to be held in Paris during 2024. The objective of the scheme is to identify, nurture and provide necessary support systems to talented athletes, who have the potential to perform at the international level including Olympics.
