AGRA, Dec. 24 -- Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday urged the youth to stay away from addiction, saying that an addiction-free youth forms the foundation of a developed nation. He called upon young people to adopt sports as a way of life and make discipline their strength.

The Vice-President was speaking at the Sansad Khel Mahotsav organised at the Eklavya Sports Stadium in Agra. He lauded sports events held across the country under initiatives such as Sansad Khel Pratispardha and Sansad Khel Mahotsav for encouraging youth participation in sports.

Radhakrishnan arrived in Agra earlier in the day and was received at the airport by Union minister of state and Agra MP SP Singh Baghel and UP higher education minister and ...