New Delhi | Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and Indian grappler Bajrang Punia will visit Haryana’s Aarohi Model School in Panipat to meet the young students to talk about the significance of Santulit Aahaar (Balanced Diet), Fitness and Sports on December 23 (Thursday), taking the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unique initiative school visit campaign ahead.
Bajrang in a tweet said, “I am extremely happy that I am going to take the ‘Meet the Champions’ ahead, On 23rd December, I am going to Aarohi Model School in Panipat and will talk to the children about sports and a balanced diet there.” This unique initiative is part of the government’s ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, and was kicked off by Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra in Gujarat this month.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Thakur on Monday, thanked Bajrang for joining the initiative and tweeted “It is a matter of pleasure that our players are guiding the school children by joining the ‘Meet the Champions’ program on the clarion call of the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji. @BajrangPunia, thank you for joining the campaign.”
Appreciating the importance of such initiatives Rio Paralympics Silver Medallist, and Khel Ratna Awardee Deepa Malik said, “it is a great initiative as it gives school-going kids an opportunity to see their heroes in person and not just in pictures. The athlete going to schools will thus act as a practical example of sports, fitness and balanced diet and not just something a kid learns in theory.”
She further added “young minds are impressionable and thus a visit like this from their sporting heroes will make a lasting impression on their minds. The teaching their hero gives them during this visit will thus, also remain with them for a lifetime.”
The special school campaign is jointly being organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In the coming months it will see our Olympic and Paralympic heroes visit as many schools across the country as possible. During their visit, the athletes will share their own experiences, life lessons, tips on how to be the next great sportsperson and also give an overall inspirational boost to the school children.
