Speaking in the inaugural session of the six-day online seminar jointly hosted by SAFF and AFI, Rijiju said the government would frame athlete-centric and sports-centric policies.
With regards to preparations for the Olympics, AAI secretary-general Pramod Chandurkar said that the World Archery itself will restart operations only in June.
Sindhu, who had already won two silver and two bronze medals at the event, defeated her nemesis Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes on August 26 last year.
In this testing time, the 25-year-old says the team is focussing on maintaining fitness and staying in touch with the sport as much as possible.
Most NOCs hold their elections in the year after the Games, with Presidents and Executive Committee members serving four-year terms at a time.
The FIH has also announced that the window for season 3 of the league will be from September 2021 to June 2022.
India are currently fourth on the table with 10 points from two wins and as many number of losses and draws behind Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands.
Sumit said the team is still upbeat after its impressive performance against the world's top three teams in the FIH Hockey Pro League, which has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The champion athlete in him sees sport playing a "large role" on the other side of the pandemic, healing the wounds of a world ravaged by its seismic effects.
The 2020 Olympics was postponed to July 23-August 8, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic but several health experts have questioned if it will be possible to hold the Games even next year.
The World Games were earlier postponed to 2022 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Indian hockey team midfielder Namita Toppo has said that the postponement of Olympics hasn't changed the side's target of winning the medal.
The World Snooker Championship, which was scheduled to begin on April 18, will now take place in July-August.
All sports activities have been stopped due to COVID-19-forced nationwide lockdown which has been extended till May 3 and the athletes are barred from any outdoor training even inside their facilities. They have to follow the social distancing guidelines of the government strictly.
The coronavirus outbreak, which has killed over 1.5 lakh people and infected more than 2.5 million globally, has brought all sports, including golf, to a halt.
The campaign provides a platform for players to express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean and honest play. Sindhu, an Olympic silver medallist, said playing clean and honest is very important in any sport.
Tokyo 2020 announced in a statement that the man in his 30s was confirmed to be infected on the evening of April 21
Dingko Singh is battling liver cancer and will be flown to the national capital on April 25 for radiation therapy.
The participating teams are Russia, USA, Europe, China and India plus a team representing the "Rest of the World," FIDE said on its website.
15-year-old golfer Arjun Bhati sold his torn shoe to raise Rs 3.3 lakh to aid fight against coronavirus.
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