Chandigarh, Sep 25 (UNI) Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh has said that the state government is persistently striving for the overall development of the sportspersons and is working towards ensuring that Haryana excels in sports and bags top position.
Speaking in a webinar organised by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs on the theme ‘The contribution of diet to improve health and play of Sportspersons’ on Friday, Mr Singh said that diet of a sports person is as important as their hard work. Players need energy to win, for which they must consume nutritious food, which increases their ability to play and perform their best in the game with full strength.
He said that foods like milk, ghee, curd, butter are an integral part of diet in Haryana from the very beginning and are beneficial for the health as well however, it is imperative to have information regarding the quantity of such products to be consumed. Keeping this in mind, the webinar had been organised today.