Sports Ministry targets 100 gold medals at next SAG

Sports Ministry targets 100 gold medals at next SAG

Diverging views are emerging from the highest sports authorities in the country on what constitutes success in a multi-discipline event such as the South Asian Games (SAG), despite Sri Lanka bagging a record haul of 251 medals at the 13th edition in Nepal.The tug-o-war between the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Ministry of Sports continues unabated as the debate intensifies as to who should be given credit for winning medals or blamed for the missed opportunities.