Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- Two-time Olympian and former world badminton championships medallist Jwala Gutta on Friday backed the revamped Khelo India Scheme, describing it as a "gamechanger" with the potential to transform sports in India.
Addressing a media conference attended by Dr A Sonibala Devi, Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director of the Sports Authority of Telangana, Vishnu Sudhakaran, Regional Director of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru, and S Hima Bindu, SAI Deputy Director, Delhi, here., Gutta said the revamped scheme was "long overdue" and would have a far-reaching impact on the country's sporting ecosystem.
She said government support had played a crucial role in her own sporting career.
"I am a government product...