New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday launched the Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAIMS), a first-of-its-kind initiative by the ministry, for streamlining the sports medicine and rehabilitation support offered to the athletes.
The core committee of CAIMS includes eminent top-of-the-line experts such as SKS Marya, Dinshaw Pardiwala, BV Srinivas and Shrikant Iyengar.
CAIMS aims to provide the best sports injury management support nearest to the athlete's geographical location. It will help to standardize appropriate injury treatment protocol for athletes across the country.
CAIMS will start with support for athletes who are a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) development group expected to participate in 2024 Olympics and beyond.
Rijiju hailed the move to start CAIMS. "It was long desired by everyone to have a Centralised Athlete Injury Management system in our country," he said.
"I have seen sometimes that even for common injuries, treatment is not done in time which has led to affecting the career of the athlete. Today is a very humble beginning but this will lead to a system where we will have a very professional way of management in the entire handling of the injury of the athlete," he added
Speaking about the importance of the initiative, Secretary (Sports) Ravi Mital said it is imperative to treat sports injuries https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-olympics-2024-rijiju-launches-athlete-injury-management-system-2540731.html');return false" href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-olympics-2024-rijiju-launches-athlete-injury-management-system-2540731.html" title="Share on Facebook">