In this exclusive interview with the acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Raja Randhir Singh, we dive into the upcoming OCA election where he is expected to be re-elected as President. Singh also discusses India's stellar Paralympic performances and the exciting possibility of Yoga being included in the Asian Games—only the second sport from Asia to join after Kabaddi. Watch as he sheds light on the growing influence of Indian sports and Yoga's future on the international stage.
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00:00You have with us Raja Randhir Singh, a well-known athlete, administrator,
00:04face of Indian sport for many years, still doing many roles.
00:09So your thoughts on India's performance in the Paralympics, Paris, Valmail and Shattuck?
00:14I think India has done extremely well in the Paralympics
00:18and you see their performance in the last game and to this game
00:23and what's very good is, it's always good to see sportsmen winning again and again
00:29and repeating the performance at the stage
00:32and mind you, after four years, it's not easy to keep a form going
00:37and so we've seen this here as well.
00:40They've done extremely well and we hope they do better and better.
00:44Yoga in Asian Games and you have this fantastic Olympic Council of Asia session coming up.
00:51So your thoughts, sir?
00:54See, let me tell you, I'm very much for yoga
00:58and I feel we should have yoga.
01:02Till now we had one sport from Asia which is Kabaddi
01:06but yoga is a sport which is not restricted to Asia
01:11and it's international.
01:13I mean people all over the world are practicing yoga.
01:17Now they have a format for competition
01:21in which it fits into the bill as far as we are concerned.
01:27So now there's a point system
01:31and I think there are six events, men and six women
01:37that they're using and so it's become a very technical game.
01:44It's like watching gymnastics, somebody doing gymnastics for the fun of it
01:49but what you do in a gymnastic competition
01:56is totally different, totally different.
01:59So the same way, then in every other sport
02:03you burn your body.
02:05Some way or the other it takes something away out of you.
02:08May it even be shooting.
02:10Shooting damages your ears, damages your eyes.
02:15And in those rifles, 10-meter air rifle,
02:21look at the jacket they wear, so heavy.
02:24So back out.
02:26I will not be able to explain more on it.
02:30So now you have yoga
02:34which replenishes us, strengthens us
02:39as well as it's just the right thing to have.
02:45So one side you have competition,
02:47it takes something out of you.
02:50One is to replenish your water, milk, everything else.
02:55Last question, so you're the acting president of the OCA
02:58and all certain that you're going to become the next OCA president.
03:02Your thoughts on it, you know, such a big challenge and what an honor it is going to be for India
03:06once the session begins.
03:08I know there could be some more people, but your thoughts, you know, you've been part of the Olympic movement,
03:13the Asian Games movement, you know, when you say it and name it, you've been part of it.
03:17So your thoughts on it?
03:20Your thoughts on, you know, taking over the OCA as the president?
03:24Well, it's been a long journey.
03:28Definitely been a long journey.
03:30And it's something that
03:36I've been working for it.
03:40I've been in the Olympic Council Asia since 1991.
03:44And being a secretary-general and vice-president
03:48and now, God willing, on Sunday, president.
03:52And so it does, it army.