SAI to ensure strong support system for athletes before Tokyo 2020

The training schedule of the Indian athletes would now include “life skills” such as stress and finance management along with their sports training. The SAI authorities have announced that the new aspects will be an integral part of their soon-to-be-launched workshops.

“The athletes who represent India on an international platform are ambassadors for the country and their conduct away from the playing arena is as important to their well-being as their performance on it,” the SAI said in a statement to PTI.

“The focus will be on providing skills to deal with stress, media management and how to manage their finances. The coaches of the athletes will be an integral part of these workshops.” 

A meeting of SAI’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) was organized today and the road-map for the 2020 Olympics was also discussed there. It was decided that the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) committee will “look at sensitising and educating athletes through workshops on relevant topics and life skills”.

“Software and technology will be used to record training, performance, injury and other similar aspects of an athlete which will be further monitored, researched and analysed before receiving intervention through a scientific process,” the statement read.