Press Release
Press release from STC, SAI Namchi
Information & Public Relations Department
KIRTI Kicks off in Sikkim
Namchi, 25 June : The first Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) assessment was successfully conducted in Namchi Public School from 22nd June to 24th June by Sports Authority of India Training Centre (STC) Namchi with participation of 626 school students from Namchi district. KIRTI is India’s first ever sports talent identification programme for school children in line with the ‘sports-integrated education’ vision of New Education Policy-2020.
KIRTI has been envisioned to achieve the goal of tapping the untapped latent sporting talent at grassroot level and developing a sporting consciousness in the public. The talent identification is done through a scientifically designed and National Sports Federation approved battery of tests. The participant students have undergone a battery of 10 tests curated to measure their physical attributes followed by sports-specific tests in 10 disciplines. In the first assessment drive of KIRTI, Boxing and Football disciplines were covered. All participants underwent ten general fitness assessment tests followed by either Boxing or Football assessment as per their choice.
Further, the entire program is designed using IT Tools – the KIRTI App such that it will help in streamlining the whole process of grassroot talent identification on a single platform. All participants can access digital report card of their performance showcasing their percentile-based ranking at state and national level through the KIRTI website. Going forward, KIRTI aims to create a large pool of feeder athletes who will represent India in international Sporting events and be put on the ‘path to fame’ i.e. KIRTI.
Students from 11 schools participated in the inaugural round of assessment. SAI expresses appreciation for all the participant schools and Namchi Public School in particular for organizing the KIRTI event at their premise. In coming months KIRTI assessment drive will be conducted in all districts phase-wise, eventually covering the entire state.
Namchi, 25 June : The first Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) assessment was successfully conducted in Namchi Public School from 22nd June to 24th June by Sports Authority of India Training Centre (STC) Namchi with participation of 626 school students from Namchi district. KIRTI is India’s first ever sports talent identification programme for school children in line with the ‘sports-integrated education’ vision of New Education Policy-2020.
KIRTI has been envisioned to achieve the goal of tapping the untapped latent sporting talent at grassroot level and developing a sporting consciousness in the public. The talent identification is done through a scientifically designed and National Sports Federation approved battery of tests. The participant students have undergone a battery of 10 tests curated to measure their physical attributes followed by sports-specific tests in 10 disciplines. In the first assessment drive of KIRTI, Boxing and Football disciplines were covered. All participants underwent ten general fitness assessment tests followed by either Boxing or Football assessment as per their choice.
Further, the entire program is designed using IT Tools – the KIRTI App such that it will help in streamlining the whole process of grassroot talent identification on a single platform. All participants can access digital report card of their performance showcasing their percentile-based ranking at state and national level through the KIRTI website. Going forward, KIRTI aims to create a large pool of feeder athletes who will represent India in international Sporting events and be put on the ‘path to fame’ i.e. KIRTI.
Students from 11 schools participated in the inaugural round of assessment. SAI expresses appreciation for all the participant schools and Namchi Public School in particular for organizing the KIRTI event at their premise. In coming months KIRTI assessment drive will be conducted in all districts phase-wise, eventually covering the entire state.