New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra will be meeting presidents and secretary generals of all the 33 national sports federations (NSF) in the “early part of 2020.”
In a notice addressed to all NSFs, Batra said that the meetings will be one on one interactions and the purpose is to discuss their plans for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.
“The government has opened its heart in supporting athletes in preparation for 2020 and also 2024. I feel it is time for us NSFs to plan our things and strategise (which I am sure you all have done) how we can give our best to make our country proud in 2020 and 2024 Olympics,” Batra said in the notice.
The Tokyo Olympics start on July 24 next year and end on August 9. India are looking to improve upon their previous showing at Rio 2016, where PV Sindhu’s silver in badminton and Sakshi Malik’s bronze in wrestling were the only medals the contingent won, which was in contrast to several projections made before the marquee event.
–IANS
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