Sports Ministry to hire foreign coaches through advertisement

New Delhi: Seeking to bring in transparency, the Sports Ministry on Saturday said the hiring of foreign coaches for various disciplines will be done through advertisement.

Sports Minister Vijay Goel approved the proposal. "This will bring more names before the foreign coaches Selection Committee in addition to those suggested by National Sports Federations," the Ministry said in a statement.

"Hiring of foreign coaches is a necessity for training Indian athletes in many sports disciplines at present, but they will be utilised for training Indian coaches so that our dependence on foreign coaches can be reduced in future."