BRICS Sports Ministers Adopt Joint Declaration at Visakhapatnam Meeting
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Source: ANI (Asian News International) | Original Published At: 2026-08-23 11:45:21 UTC
Key Points
- The BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting 2026 concluded in Visakhapatnam, India, with the adoption by consensus of the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration.
- The meeting was held under India's BRICS Chairship 2026 and gathered ministers and senior sports representatives from BRICS member states.
- Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya called for a BRICS Sporting Partnership focused on athlete and coach exchanges, joint competitions, and sports science knowledge sharing.
- India highlighted efforts to strengthen sports goods manufacturing and said a scheme for the promotion of Sports Goods Manufacturing Clusters will be launched to facilitate investment and domestic manufacturing for global markets.
- India emphasized inclusive sport through para-sport promotion and expanded pathways for greater participation of women in sport.
- Under India's BRICS chairship, three priority initiatives were advanced, including a BRICS Working Group on sports technology.