Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec.1: Neeraj Chopra, gold medalist of Javelin in the Tokyo Olympics, will visit Sanskardham School in Ahmedabad on December 4 to kick-start Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effort to promote a healthy diet, fitness, and sports.
Modi challenged India’s Olympians and Paralympians to visit 75 schools each by 2023 Independence Day to raise awareness about hunger and play a sport with schoolchildren at a meeting with Tokyo Olympians at his residence on August 16.
Anurag Thakur, the Union Sports Minister, tweeted on Wednesday that javelin thrower Chopra will kick off the PM’s journey.
“PM Sh @narendramodi ji gave a clarion call to our Olympians & Paralympians to visit schools and interact with students on the importance of ‘santulit aahaar’, fitness, sports & more.
Starting Dec 4 @Neeraj_chopra1 will be at Sanskardham School in Ahmedabad to launch this mission,” Thakur tweeted.
PM Sh @narendramodi ji gave a clarion call to our Olympians & Paralympians to visit schools and interact with students on the importance of ‘santulit aahaar’,fitness,sports & more.
Starting Dec 4 @Neeraj_chopra1 will be at Sanskardham School in Ahmedabad to launch this mission. pic.twitter.com/xIgdHX7yA6
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) December 1, 2021
Over the next two years, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Education plan to run this as a “Meet the Champions” initiative. The Olympians will begin visiting schools in January of the following year.
The event is part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,’ which commemorates the country’s 75th anniversary of independence.
Chopra, who has a personal best of 88.07 metres, won the historic gold at the Tokyo Games with a throw of 87.58 metres.
India’s largest-ever medal haul was brought home by athletes from the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
