New Delhi, March 14 -- Member of Parliament and former union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said India must bring former athletes back into the sporting ecosystem as coaches and mentors to strengthen the country's sports development structure.
"Many players who got jobs through sports are now working in offices, while many of them could be involved with the game again as coaches or mentors. They may contribute far more to sports in those roles," Thakur said while addressing sports journalists on Day 2 of the Golden Jubilee edition of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) National Convention at the Constitution Club of India, hosted by the Delhi Sports Journalist Association (DSJA).
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