OdishaPlus Bureau
- Future of Sports in Post COVID World
- Webinar organized by CII
- In collaboration with Dept. of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of Odisha
- LIVE Streaming on 06.06.2020 at OdishaLIVE YouTube & Facebook Channels
- Number of decorated sportspersons as Speakers
The COVID19 pandemic has turned the sporting world upside down and resulted in chaos for the mega sporting events. There is huge uncertainty on the next editions of global marquee events like Tokyo Olympics, the Wimbledon to India’s homegrown sports fest IPL. The Coronavirus has ensured there are no sports happening anywhere and fans are left wanting for action. The COVID impact has led to loss of an estimated $471 billion which may increase seeing the present trend of the COVID curve.
Amid the glum atmosphere where fans and sportspersons alike are reeling under the COVID stress, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organized a webinar in collaboration with Sportscom and the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha on Saturday, 6th June 2020 from 4 PM to 6 PM. The webinar will be LIVE streamed on digital media network OdishaLIVE YouTube and Facebook handles for the audiences to watch. Odisha Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Dept. of Sports and Youth Services Secretary Vishal. K. Dev are slated to attend the webinar along with a notable lineup of sportspersons and sports administrators.
Sports acts as an equalizer between communities, societies and the world at large. In a time of crisis like the COVID-19, people around the world need a bit of sports for motivation, fitness, mental strength and more and may learn from the insights of players who have been at the top of their respective fields. The webinar is being LIVE streamed on public interest at OdishaLIVE social media platforms. The webinar would serve as a platform to gather and engage Indian youth on the positive influence of sport on behavior, mind and attitudes and its importance in preventing adverse behavior.
The seminar would delve on important psychoanalytical questions regarding the sports and sportspersons like How are teams and players dealing with a post COVID19 scenario with major games cancelled or postponed? Are the team owners and CEO concerned about the valuation drain for their team in the aftermath of COVID-19? How open will be Sports Federations and Team owners if games are played without a live audience as a contingency plan? How is the sporting industry strategizing in response to the disruption due to coronavirus? How will teams bring back the crowds once to the pandemic is over? How are players keeping the connect with the audience and fans during COVID19? And most importantly, how are they training?
To sum it up, it is a given that the sporting world will not be the same after COVID19 because of various logistical, psychoanalytical, and governmental regulations and protocols. The webinar would focus on ways and means to continue with sports and sporting events in the aftermath of the COVID19 pandemic. Watch the webinar to learn more.
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