Education on sports is now given equal importance in comparison to others subjects in the educational system, thanks to various organisations conducting so many competitions, which encourages students for taking part in the events.
This was stated by DAV Public School, Pokhriput Principal Sujata Mohanty while addressing a State-level seminar on Physical Education-an Interdisciplinary Approach organised at the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here on Sunday.Over 60 sports teachers from various CBSE schools and others actively participated in the day-long seminar and viewed that sports play a vital role in national character building and safeguarding of national integration.
Emphasising on physical inactivity, CEB Bhubaneswar sports officer Dr Shyam Sundar Rath highlighted various health challenges including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and osteoarthritis that occur due to physical inactivity. He further said that physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of deaths worldwide. A person has to participate in physical activities like swimming, yoga or other games for at least 30 minutes five days in a week.
Prof Sushant Dash from the Genetics Department of the College of Veterinary Science, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, spoke on the physical fitness giving specific reference to genes and environment. DAV Pokhriput Principal Sujata Mohanty felicitated Dr Ashok Kumar Nayak, Prof Sushant Dash, Dr Mrutyunjaya Mishra, Dr Manmohan Rout and Dr Shyam Sundar Rath on the occasion for their contributions in their respective fields of activities.