New Delhi News, 21 Nov 2019 : The SIRI Fort Sports Carnival continued in the presence of KirenRijiju, Sports Minister and cricket legend, Madan Lal, with continued support from Smt. MeenakshiLekhi, Member of Parliament, the second day of the event had a series of sports activities planned, Tennis, Badminton, Basketball and Soccer matches.
Sports Minister, Kiran Rijiju was extremely happy seeing participants of different age groups at the event, “Siri Fort complex is a very nice place, this carnival is a perfect example of FIT India, I have seen everyone here, children, youth, and retired personnel. The event is very inclusive and I feel everyone should be motivated with such events, so the focus is on health over everything else.”
The 2nd-day event was started on a positive note, taking inspiration from the honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the children from Gurukul performed yoga asanas. Smt. MeenakshiLekhi expressed her joy at seeing these performances, “Yoga performances always remind me of our Prime Minister, he is like the brand ambassador of Yoga in India. I am very happy to see so many women participants, I am very happy that we are all socializing over health and sports, seeing a good turn around today also is very motivating.”
The objective of the event is to ensure that we take forward the wave of growing self-awareness, sports is an integral part of our life and it is critical for our health. Cricket legend Madan Lal says, “ India is becoming aware of their physical fitness and are becoming more and more health-conscious, it is important to be fit because fitness ensures we can perform better in life. The fitter, the better you are in life.”
