Srinagar, April 26 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that sports must be harnessed as a force for social transformation.

Sinha made this suggestion as he addressed the national 'Chintan Shivir' on sports at SKICC here, an official press release informed.

It said the three-day event organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports focuses on key policy challenges in sports, strengthening Centre-States/UTs coordination and charting a comprehensive roadmap to transform India into a global sporting superpower.

The event is being attended by Sports Ministers from various states, sports administrators, Principal Secretaries from states and representatives from National Sports Federations.

The LG said that beyond medal...