{"id":6617,"date":"2026-05-05T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=6617"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:55:23","slug":"badminton-a-priority-sport-high-standard-training-guaranteed-sports-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=6617","title":{"rendered":"Badminton a Priority Sport; High-Standard Training Guaranteed: Sports Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Bhubaneswar, May 5, 2026:<\/em> [ADN] Odisha\u2019s Sports and Youth Services Minister, <em>Shri Suryabanshi Suraj<\/em>, visited the Odisha <em>SAI RBA Badminton Academy<\/em> in Saheed Nagar today to review existing facilities and interact with the state\u2019s budding badminton talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, the Minister held detailed discussions with the Director of Sports, academy coaches, and officials from the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS). To ensure a first-hand assessment of the academy&#8217;s operations, he personally met with the <em>95 resident cadets<\/em> to gather feedback on critical aspects such as coaching quality, hostel accommodation, and daily nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emphasizing that badminton remains a top priority for the state, the Minister directed officials to maintain a <em>&#8220;holistic and athlete-centric environment.&#8221;<\/em> He stressed that providing players with world-class support is essential to ensure they have the necessary tools to succeed at both national and international levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Badminton is a priority sport for us, and we are committed to ensuring that our athletes receive training of the highest standards,&#8221; stated <em>Minister Suryabanshi Suraj<\/em>. He further added that every effort must be made to create the best possible conditions for young sportspersons to excel and bring laurels to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further the academy\u2019s development, the Minister instructed officials to closely monitor several critical benchmarks. He specifically highlighted the need for high-quality, structured coaching standards, superior living conditions for all 95 resident cadets, and the implementation of science-based nutrition plans designed to effectively support peak athletic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concluding the review, the Minister directed the concerned officials to ensure that coaching, housing, and nutrition are subject to continuous improvement. He emphasized that the administration&#8217;s focus should not only be on meeting existing benchmarks but also on consistently striving to exceed them to set new standards in sports excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This visit reaffirms the state government&#8217;s unwavering dedication to transforming Odisha into a global sports hub by investing in grassroots talent and providing world-class infrastructure for the next generation of champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar, May 5, 2026: [ADN] Odisha\u2019s Sports and Youth Services Minister, Shri Suryabanshi Suraj, visited the Odisha SAI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-30"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6619,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617\/revisions\/6619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}