Competitive sports banned at Under-13 age group
Schools will not be allowed to send their children below 13 to participate in competitive sports events from next year.
This decision has been made by Ministry of Education in the interest of this group of children.
It has been found that when children at this age group are over worked by strenuous coaching. It is also revealed that these children may detrimental effects in their later lives because of this strain. It has also been found that these children may get depressed in the event of defeat.
But this decision will not apply to students taking part in Swimming, Gymnastic and Chess. The students in these categories are exempted because their participation in these events would have concluded before they reach 20 years.
South Korea and China have implemented these rules after experiments which had yielded positive results.
Children below 13, could however are allowed to participate in not competitive events at school level
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