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    'If more women take up sports, India’s medal count will improve': MoS for Sports Raksha Khadse
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    'If More Women Take Up Sports, India’s Medal Count Will Improve': MoS For Sports Raksha Khadse

    By IANS News March 08, 2026 • 14:38 PM View: 248
    Inspiring Women Through Action: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, on Sunday said that India’s medal tally at the Summer Olympic Games and other multi-disciplinary events can improve significantly if women’s participation in sports increases substantially.

    Khadse said during the launch of nationwide athletics league at 250 locations across the subcontinent under the ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) programme here at the Divisional Sports Complex, Garkheda, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, to celebrate International Women’s Day.

    The MoS also inaugurated yoga, wushu, kickboxing and weightlifting leagues under the ASMITA banner besides flagging off a cyclothon and walkathon, being organised by Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in collaboration with My Bharat, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation, and Maharashtra State Sports Department to promote fitness, sports participation, and women empowerment.

    TAGS Sports Raksha Khadse Union Minister Youth Affairs Raksha Khadse Summer Olympic Games Achieving Sports Milestone Inspiring Women Through Action Divisional Sports Complex Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar International Women Sports Authority
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