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PETITIONS SO FAR

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	Once you are fit you look good. So you don't have to achieve a particular size. You just need to have a bench mark so that you keep trying.
	-Bipasha Basu

	We are focusing on the kids for Marks for Sports in schools but it is parents who really need to be involved in sports and fitness. I think The Fittest City Contest will get parents involved as well.
	-Baichung Bhuttia

	I suggested the Sports Minister that we should make Yoga mandatory in govt schools. You don’t need a big ground for it. So wherever there is a dearth of space Yoga can be incorporated.
	-Dia Mirza

	Fitness means one of the top three most important things in my life. The other two being food and my parents.
	-Sania Mirza

Indian Stars

Janki Mehta

Why I want Marks for Sports

Marks for sports are really important because every student is not a genius in studies. I believe if there are marks for sports every student can be a star and can perform fantastically. Last year I passed my tenth standard board Exams with 79 % and because of that I had to miss my two tournaments which could have added to my achievements.

My school did not permit me to attend any of the tournaments stating that it would affect my studies and percentage of tenth class. If I had got marks for sports my tenth percentage would have been better. If there were marks for sports, my school would have surely encouraged me for playing the tournaments.

Janki's Achievements

- Ahmadabad local SINTEX CUP 2008

- Ahmadabad V/S Baroda district match 2008

- 5th Girls-U-17 National Football Championship 2008 Haldwani (Uttrakhand)Gujarat Team

- Ahmadabad SINTEX CUP 2009

- DPS Football Tournament U-15 2009

- 6th U-16 Girls National Tournament 2009 Haldwani (Uttrakhand)Gujarat Team

- As a Captain of the Gujarat team

- Gujarat Inter-state football championship 2010

- 9th girls-U-19 National Football Championship 2010 (Chandigarh)Gujarat Team

- ASISC-NWR Relay Race 2009

- (National: ASSOCITION OF SCHOOL FOR ISC- NORTH WEST REGION TOURNAMENT)

- Other more local tournaments in table tennis and racing.

List of matches to be played in near future.

- SINTEX cup 2011

- Inter-State Tournament 2011

- National tournament 2011

- And many other local tournaments

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This year, our focus will be on the fittest city. Vote for your favourite city here and tell us why it should be on the top

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Campaign Ambassador

We are supported in this campaign by Ranbir Kapoor who has pledged his support for the cause.

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Get in touch with us if your school is using innovative techniques to encourage sports and stand a chance to see it featured on NDTV 24X7. Write to us at Marks@ndtv.com.

About the Campaign

The NDTV- Nirmal Lifestyle Fit India Movement is the first ever campaign to create a nationwide fitness movement. The Marks for Sports campaign is a year-long initiative, which will aim to create awareness about the importance of fitness in our lives.

Emerging Stars

The story of Indian sports has been greatly confined to a handful of players who have made it to the big stage. NDTV brings you some of the stars who shone at the school level and are ready to be the next big thing. More »

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Once ranked No. 1 in the world in the juniors category, Yuki Bhambri owes his success to the early start that he got as a sportsman. The 18-year old tells NDTV how tennis has shaped his life as he pledges his support for the Marks for Sports campaign.