'We want medals but put no effort': Kiren Rijiju calls for sports culture

India doesn't have a sport culture; athletes future depends on policy country undertakes: Union Minister

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said India does not have a 'sports culture' and there is no collective national effort which can yield results.

"We just want celebration; we just want medals and results but there is no collective national effort which can yield results in a more definitive way and more often. If you see the Olympic medals tally, it's not a good sight, not a happy scenario for a country of India's size," said Rijiju during the online launch of the High-Performance leadership programme organised by ELMS Sports Foundation and Abhinav Bindra