Chennai, June 23 -- Tamil Nadu Sports Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday stressed the need for a strong sports policy in the state, stating that India's lack of Olympic success reflects the absence of a clear sports vision.

He said growing issues like drug and alcohol abuse among youth must be addressed through sports and social reform, starting at the school level.

He emphasised plans to build a structured sports development system focused on children aged 8-18, including grassroots training and the establishment of 10 Olympic academies across Tamil Nadu, with the long-term goal of producing Olympic medal winners.

"In the last hundred years, we have not won an Olympic medal. We do not have a cl...