BRICS backs India’s proposal for working group on sports technology
Describing sport as a vehicle for social development, the BRICS New Delhi Declaration on Saturday backed India’s twin proposals of forming a Working Group on Sports Technology and the organisation of a Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave for enhanced cooperation among member nations.
The working group on sports technology and the conclave for sports goods manufacturers were among the three key initiatives that Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya listed during the BRICS Sports Ministers’ meet in Visakhapatnam last month under India’s Chairship.
Mandaviya had said India would play its part by contributing experts across key sporting domains to the proposed group.
“We welcome the proposal for the BRICS Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave to promote cooperation in sports goods manufacturing, research and innovation,” it added. “We also recognise the growing role of technology in enhancing quality of performance, welfare, governance and inclusion in sports and encourage discussions on the formation of the Working Group on Sports Technology,” the declaration stated. Once formed, the Working Group will strengthen BRICS cooperation in sports science, athlete performance, governance, Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation and innovation, the Sports Ministry had stated after the Ministerial meet in Visakhapatnam.
The Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave is being planned in Udaipur, Rajasthan, in November this year and will focus on exchange of technology and innovation, while bringing together manufacturers, exporters, investors, technology providers, SMEs, start-ups and research institutions.
On the first day of the two-day BRICS summit, being held at Bharat Mandapam here, the elaborate declaration, titled ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’, commended the progress made by the BRICS Sports Working Group.
