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Rijiju announces increase in diet budget of all athletes

By The Assam Tribune

PATIALA, June 29: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the diet budget of the SAI trainees, senior and junior athletes will be increased to bring parity.

Earlier, the diet budget for SAI trainees, junior athletes and senior athletes was Rs. 250, Rs. 480 and Rs. 690, respectively but the Rijiju has decided to make the amounts equal.

Speaking about his decision, Rijiju said, �While having my meal at the athletes mess (at the National Institute of Sports) in Patiala, I noticed that senior and junior athletes and SAI trainees have different diets since the food budget for each section is different.

�However, diet is key for the success of a sportsperson and no child can become a world champion with inadequate diet. The diet of an athlete should not depend on the level at which he or she is playing, but on the need of the athelete as per recommendation of coaches and nutritionists, budget cannot be the deciding factor while planning an athlete�s diet.

�I have therefore decided that going forward, there will be no discrepancy in the food budget of athletes who are training at SAI centres,� added the Minister after having breakfast at the women�s hostel here at NIS Patiala. � PTI

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