The 2020 TIAS-INDIA-SAI-OMOTENASHI and International Research Practices
in Sport and Olympic Studies and Sport Sciences and Coach Training in Sports“Road to Tokyo 2020 and TIAS Legacy” / Internationalization in Action
Part 1: PRE-VISIT STATEMENT
Feb-Mar 2020 TIAS (Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies), University of Tsukuba India Visit to
SAI–SPORTS AUTHORITY of INDIA- Main Agenda was the introduction of ‘Japanese Culture andOmotenashi’ to the Indian Tokyo 2020 Games contingent of Athletes, Coaches, Support Staffs andAdministrators, along with other stakeholders, especially the IOA. This also serves to the TIAS LEGACY
through graduating students working at the helm of Indian Sports, at Sports Authority of India (SAI, MYAS,
GoI) at both its Delhi HQ and also at regional centers in Sonepat (Haryana state, SAI regional Center, Sonepat)
and Patiala (Punjab state, NS-NIS, Patiala). Additionally, meetings, discussions and presentations on various
aspects of ‘Health and Sport Sciences’ as part of our TIAS and our Faculty (TAIIKU) at University of Tsukuba
was performed with various institutions at both government and private settings in the states of Uttarakhand andUttar Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Delhi, India.

パート 1：事前訪問
2020 年 2 月〜3 月 TIAS（つくば国際スポーツアカデミー）、インド筑波大学 SAI-SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA の訪問-主な議題は、アスリート、コーチを代表するインドの 2020 年大会への「日本文化とおもてなし」の紹介でした。 参加者はサポートスタッフと管理者、および他の利害関係者、特に IOA。また、デリーHQ のインドスポーツ局（SAI、MYAS、GoI）で
インドスポーツの舵取りで働く学生が修了することにより、TIAS LEGACY に貢献しています。また、Sonepat（ハリヤナ州、
SAI 地域センター、Sonepat）および Patiala（パンジャブ州、NS-NIS、Patiala）の地域センターでも、その一部としての「健康とスポーツ科学」のさまざまな側面に関する会議、議論、およびプレゼンテーション筑波大学の TIAS と学部（TAIIKU）
について、インドのウッタラーカンド州とウッタルプラデシュ州、およびユニオンテリトリーの州の政府および民間の両方の施設で行われました。

Part 2: The MAIN WORKSHOP – Road to Tokyo 2020 and OMOTENASHILOCATION 1: SAI HQ, DELHI (around 200 sports-related people met and interacted with, and national
media)
The workshop on Feb 27th, 2020, was initiated through the continuing cooperation between University ofTsukuba and SAI (https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/), MYAS for Tokyo 2020, and TIAS Legacy throughShri. Manikant Sharma (TIAS graduate and Dy. Director, SAI) since the 2016 MOC between India andJapan, and the subsequent visits and multiple programs, activities and projects since 2017https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Japan%20Tour%20report%20of%20Shri.%20Injeti%20Srinivas%20Secretar
y%20Sports.pdf. See executive summary below.

The main theme of the current workshop, held jointly with SAI and IOA (https://www.olympic.ind.in/) – and
TIAS (http://tias.tsukuba.ac.jp/) ‘Japanese Culture & OMOTENASHI’ by Visiting Professor, University ofTsukuba, Ms. Izumi EGAMI. The day’s ceremonies were graced by Shri Kiren RIJIJU, Honorable
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs And Sports, Government of India, whogave a motivating welcome address to the participants (Olympic athletes and others for the world of sport) on
the importance of knowing the culture and the education in sport. Attendees on the dais were, Director
General, SAI, Shri Sandip PRADHAN, and IOA Secretary General, Shri. Rajeev MEHTA, and Prof.
Hisashi SANADA (TIAS, Chair), and Ms. Izumi EGAMI (TIAS, UT). Each dignitary followed with theircomments following the welcome speech by the Honorable Minister to address the participants and thewelcomed the first-such workshop tailored to the ‘culture’ aspects of a host country, and towards a sustainedcooperation and collaboration between India-Japan in SPORT. Prof. SANADA introduced the ‘Road to Tokyo
2020’ and TIAS program. This was followed by the main event of the day, the ‘OMOTENASHI’ workshop,
which was well received and actively participated in; the Indian ATHLETES (Wrestlers, Boxers, Shooters,etc.) are one step forward on their understanding of the Japanese Culture and towards Tokyo 2020.

(with SAI-TOPS Teamwith Cdr. Rajagopalan;pre-meetings
andpreparation with Dr.
Kajita, Researcher TIAS)The VIDEO: at all SAI Centers in India and open to public

https://www.facebook.com/sportsauthorityofindiaMYAS/vide
os/798163310678089/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDE2NDkzMDc2N
jozMDYwNjExMjk0OTk0MTQ6NzU6MDoxNTg1NzI0Mzk
5Oi0yMzIxMjM4OTg0NDUyNjQ5Nzk1/

LOCATION 2: Reginal Center, Sonepat, HARYANA (Total of 50 sports-related people met and interacted
with)
The next step was a move to another state (Punjab) and another site of Tokyo 2020 athletes in training at NSNIS, via Haryana on 28th Feb 2020, and this brought us to the Regional Center at Sonepat, where we met
wrestlers in training, and visited the sports science and medicine and physiotherapy facilities andinteracted with the coaches, scientists, and athletes including Bajrang Punia (freestyle wrestler and coming
to Tokyo 2020) (https://web.kheloindia.gov.in/ch-devi-lal-sai-northern-regional-centre-sonepat). The
hospitality of the Director, RC-SAI, Smt. Lalita Sharma is greatly appreciated.

A wonderful visit to a training center of SAI, and interaction with Wrestling Coaches, Field Hockey,
Archery, and the ATHLETES (wrestler PUNIA in training and on way to Tokyo 2020, already qualified, andwishing him all the best); A nice set-up for the Sports Science and Medicine, and future collaborations.

LOCATION 3: NS-NIS, Patiala, PUNJAB (Total of 500 sports-related people met and interacted with)
The team (Prof. Sanada, Ms. Egami, Dr. Kajita and Prof. Rakwal, along with SAI-TOPS Staffs, Mr.
Siddharth Bhatt, Mohit Sharma, and GM Mehebub) reached NS-NIS, Patiala to a warm welcome(https://nsnis.org/), on 28th Feb 2020. The traditional welcome was by the Dy. Directors including Dr. I.P
NAGI, and Col. Raj Singh BISHNOI, Sr. Executive Director of NS-NIS started the visit; and CoachMohinder Pal (Handball) chaperoned the delegation for the 3 days we are there. The day long workshop was intwo phases; the International Research Practices for Research Proposals and Writing, and Coaching
Methods and Trends in Japan, by Prof. RAKWAL and Dr. Hirokazu MATSUO (TIAS and Taiiku Center,
Assistant Prof.; presented in absence by Prof. Rakwal) to the gathered audience of Diploma Trainees and Sports
Scientists and Administrators, followed by the ‘OMOTENASHI’ workshop by Ms. EGAMI to the
ATHLETES on the way to Tokyo 2020. A very productive and highly interactive (due to the presence of highly
inquisitive women athlete’s, including HIMA DAS) workshop was well received and actively participated in;with this the Indian ATHLETES are on their way towards understanding the Japanese Culture, andready for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

(NS-NIS: Sr. ED, Col. Bishnoi – traditional welcome, and giving a ‘motivational’ talk on the importance of
Education and Research, Culture and Values)

1<Thank you
MANIKANT SHARMA,
Dy. Director, SAI and
TIAS Graduate & Sr.
ED, NS-NIS, andStaffs and ATHLETES
and Coaches andAdministrators,
INDIA>(Towards Tokyo 2020)

Comments from Dr. Kazuhiro KAJITA: Researcher TIAS, and Support Staff for the India-SAI-IOATIAS Workshops
Outcome of this activity: This reason for this business trip to India was to primarily provide hospitality
education to members of the Indian Olympic and Paralympic Mission prior to the Tokyo 2020 Games-an
important aspect in building up the understanding of the culture of a host country to the arriving athletes andstaffs. Secondly, some research-based and academic lectures were imparted taking into account the current stateof sports culture and coaching systems in Japan and India to the diploma trainees, students, athletes and coaches
and sport scientists. We held the workshops with a specific focus on these themes. Specific topics covered were
hospitality education and culture in Japan, reports on the results of the University of Tsukuba Physical
Education TIAS, an introduction to the TIAS 2.0 program, and research methodologies on sports science andsports medicine and coaching systems in Japan and new models of coaching. The workshop was held in
collaboration with the Professors of the University of Tsukuba - TIAS and the Sports Authority of India(SAI) along with IOA (India Olympic Association), and information was shared from various perspectives
with the cooperation of TIAS graduates and others. The interaction in Delhi, where SAI HQ is based was a great
experience in terms of interaction with various SPORT PERSONS, especially administration, and visiting the
National Stadium (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)) and the Sports Library. In addition, at a personal level,
being my first visit to India and to see the SPORTING ENVIRONMENT, I was able to interact with coaches,
physical education teachers, sports managers, top athletes, etc. at various sports levels. I also had some good
opportunity to interact along with Prof. Rakwal ex-students and collaborator’s in Delhi Universities knowing
more about the education and research environment and sport situation.

With the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in order to disseminate sustainable legacy
through Japanese sports culture, such as sports education and coaching science in Japan, we will continue topromote physical education and sports education in India, where there are multiple TIAS graduates. Cooperation
support for Olympic and Paralympic education is desired. Through this workshop, the environment surrounding
sports has been different from Japan in time series and eventually in the historical transition process of sports in
India, and many problems and issues have now arisen that I was able to confirm that. Specifically, there are
four issues and issues for improving the competitiveness of sports in India: (1) finding promising talent,(2) training good coaches, (3) developing sports infrastructure, and (4) building a competent (efficient)management system. I had a chance to know and discuss these points with the leader of the Netaji Subhas
National Institute of Sports (NS-NIS), Patiala Senior Executive Director, Col. BISHNOI, who was our hostduring the second workshop in the beautiful Punjab state, home to the largest SAI center for both training andeducation for sports. In general, interviews have revealed that it is necessary to build institutions and systems
that continuously enhance competitive sports, such as the Japan Sports Promotion Center in Japan. On the other
hand, the NS-NIS, Patiala's national sports facilities are open to the public for a nominal price per year for one

year, and the system that provides a free community place for sports (I could see many young children
playing different sports all around in the center) is an excellent point. In the future, India needs to consider
not only sports but also educational perspectives such as "physical education" in Japan in order to foster ahealthy and affluent society and people from the viewpoint of sports education, is my thinking. I also had thechance to interact with various coaches in the center at both professional level and also personal levels,
including the Handball coach and the Cycling coach, sharing food and tea with them, at their homes. This was areally wonderful experience of the Indian hospitality. The visit and workshops was a meaningful
opportunity for information sharing to contribute to the improvement and development of sports
relations between Japan and India, and that such workshops will continue to be held in the future.
Future outlook: I visited India for the first time, but I was convinced that the benefits brought about bycollaboration with TIAS graduates and strengthening the network, as well as the University of Tsukuba, were
fruitful/beneficial. In particular, there is little exchange between Indian universities and partner universities of
the University of Tsukuba, so I think India has the potential and value to expand our research fields and recruit
students from overseas. Providing workshops on sports education and coaching science in India is a valuable
opportunity for TIAS graduates to inherit their values as a legacy of the University of Tsukuba's-TIAS. This isan example of utilizing the network of TIAS graduates scattered in other countries in the future. Looking
forward, it is hoped that this opportunity will be further developed in cooperation with the University ofTsukuba TIAS and Indian SAI to make it a sustainable program. Sports professionals in India have proposed
joint research and provision of short-term internship programs, with graduates of the University ofTsukuba Physical Education and TIAS graduates from various countries as contacts. In order to examine
the activities that can be implemented at this stage, I also propose a request for research and research on the
education system of university physical education and create a program for further improving competitivenessand sports education using cricket as an example. In the future, it is desirable to discuss more specificcooperation methods and activity systems, and it is necessary to expand this project in cooperation with manyteachers of the University of Tsukuba Physical Education, as well as TIAS officials. For example, it is hopedthat research will be conducted as a joint research on practice cases related to the coaching management systemand physical education curriculum in Japan and India. It is also expected that education and research will befurther promoted to enhance the sports environment in India while referring to Japan's efforts. From now on, I
recognize that the joint research activity between Japan and India is the mission and responsibility of physicaleducation teachers in Japan. International collaborative research is a labor-intensive activity, but I will continue
to work at the University of Tsukuba TIAS after 2020 so that I can be a bridge between physical educationand sports in India and Japan. I want to be there. Many thanks to the Sports Authority (SAI) for their support
and cooperation in organizing this workshop in India, and we sincerely thank you for taking this opportunity.

Part 3: ADDITIONAL, pre- and post-Workshops: Health and Wellness and Sports and Yoga
Location 1: UTTARAKHAND STATE GOVERNMENT (Total of 15 people in administration, including
State Minister, and scientists interacted with)
Prof. Rakwal, working on additional projects pre- and post-workshops above visited the Uttarakhand State
Government, Parliament building- https://uk.gov.in/ to meet and discuss (Feb 20th to 21st) various sporthealth-wellness-YOGA, and EDUCATION (more Japanese language courses in Universities in
Uttarakhand), food/nutrition/agriculture issues with the Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand Shri. Subodh
UNIYAL (Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Processing, Agriculture Education, Garden & Fruit
Industries, Silk Development), and who recently visited Tokyo, Japan in Feb, 2020. The visit also included
meeting with the State Secretary Shri. R Meenakshi Sundaram (School Education) and stakeholders invarsity exchange, wellness programs, specifically, Yoga. The meetings were facilitated by Shri. Hari Raj
SINGH (M.Sc.) other scientists and colleagues from G.B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, and
Dr. Kailash UNIYAL (President USVSA), colleagues from Uttarakhand. SPORTS was another key topic
discussed with an aim to collaborate with the state athletes and the importance of the region for high-altitude
training and sports-persons in context of University of Tsukuba-TAIIKU and TIAS.

(above, Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Uniyal, and IAS, Secretary
Sundaram, with colleagues)
Location 2: Narain College, Shikohabad, UTTAR PRADESH (Total of plus 200 student’s, scientists acrossdisciplines and people in administration, including the area MLC, interacted with)
Continuing to the next conference at Shikohabad (Feb 23rd) Uttar Pradesh state, government aided post
graduate college, NARAIN COLLEGE,SHIKOHABAD (established 1956; having three streams viz science,arts
andagriculturesciencealongwithphysical
educationasasubject;st
http://www.naraincollege.ac.in/index1.php), Prof. Rakwal was the ‘keynote’ speaker for the 1 International
Conference (Role of multidisciplinary studies in environment protection) where the talk was given on Tokyo
2020 and the Recovery Olympics using Fukushima as a case example. The second invited speaker was - Dr V K
Saraswat (from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun). Further discussions were carried out with various Faculty
members, Education Board members and Physical Education Teachers on potential cooperation andcollaboration between TIAS, University of Tsukuba and Narain College. Questions and answers with student’s
on University of Tsukuba degree programs, English programs and sport facilities and possibilities forscholarship were addressed; including the new TIAS 2.0 program. Many women student’s expressed interestin the University of Tsukuba education programs, and the participants were immensely interested in theTokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Japanese Culture and Manners, including cleanliness anddiscipline especially during the 3.11 earthquake and the post-disaster period. A wonderful interaction with thehost, Prof. P. K. SARASWAT (host & chief organizing convener for the conference(http://naraincollege.ac.in/department_frame.php?dept=phy) and colleagues and who expressed thanks for sucha great opportunity to learn about Japan, especially the student’s who immensely benefit from such a rareinteraction. Additionally, on the way to Delhi for the next leg of the visit (- Part II above), a cultural-historicalvisit to Mathura and Vrindavan was made with Prof. Saraswat and his colleague discussing the importance ofancient wisdom and culture, especially in context of Yoga and Wellness and enhanced Japan-India interaction
as a cultural-academic exercise for Japanese students and researchers visiting in the future.

Location 3: UTTARAKHAND STATE COUNCIL for SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (UCOST) and(Total of 10 people interacted with, including senior administrators and scientists)
Continuing the final leg of the visit, Prof. Rakwal (following the see-off at IGI airport, Delhi of the Japanesedelegation on March 1st from Patiala) returned back to Uttarakhand to continue the final round of meetingsand discussion with the state government - http://www.ucost.in/ Science and Technology Corporation(UCOST), on the 2nd of March, 2020. The meeting facilitated by Shri. Hari Raj Singh and Dr. Brij Mohan
Sharma, led to wonderful interaction with the Director General of UCOST, Dr. Rajendra DOHBAL, at the
UCOST Center in Dehradun. An excellent long meeting and talks were held on the value of SPORT,NUTRITION, YOGA & WELLNESS, and FOOD/AGRICULTURE with the DG and his team. The idea of
have a joint laboratory with University of Tsukuba and cooperation in SPORT with TIAS was also talked about,including the proposed establishment of a SCIENCE CITY in Uttarakhand/Dehradun, in context of Tsukuba
Science City and a visit is planned to Japan to observe and study the Tsukuba Science City Model visiting
national institutes, etc; Prof. Rakwal invited the DG and his team to visit TIAS, University of Tsukuba andTsukuba City. Prof. Rakwal also visited the Flex Food Industries on possible cooperation of or research into
new food and health products, especially mushrooms, meeting Shri. Alok PANT, facilitator (G.B. Pant
University of Agriculture and Technology), and Shri. Madan Mohan VARSHNEY (Senior Vice President).

Thank you Hari Raj Singh (M.Sc.) and Colleagues in Uttarakhand, and Prof. P. K. Saraswat in Shikohabad, UP

Finally, an on an important note, and relevant to the SPORT PROJECTS by TIAS and University ofTsukuba (UT) cooperation with India; a courtesy call was made to the Director of Indo-French Centre
for the Promotion of Advanced Research, Dr. Purnima RUPAL; who was instrumental in the MoU between
UT and SAI (and also NSSU and SAI), India-Japan sports cooperation, while at the Embassy of India inTokyo, Japan, as Science and Technology Counselor, with additional charge of Sports. It was a wonderful
meeting along with Dr. Kajita and we discussed on the progress made so far and the continued development ofsport cooperation between the two countries.

Greatly appreciate the cooperation of all TIAS members who contributed to the fruitful andmeaningful working trip to INDIA, at various levels in SPORT (Tokyo 2020 and Beyond and‘OMOTENASHI’), HEALTH, WELLNESS and YOGA and FOOD/NUTRITION, contributing
towards TIAS LEGACY and moving ahead for enhanced COOPERATION between TIAS, the
TIAS 2.0 and TAIIKU (Health-Sport Sciences) and University of Tsukuba, JAPAN and INDIA.
Thank you.
Sincerely Yours,

Dr. Randeep RAKWAL, Ph.D.
Professor, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences & Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies (TIAS),
Global Sport Innovation Bldg., Room 403, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA,
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8574, Japan
Email - plantproteomics@gmail.com
Email - rakwal.randeep.fu@u.tsukuba.ac.jp (office)
Mobile – (+81) 090-1853-7875
Office phone – (+81)029-853-2681
Website: http://tias.tsukuba.ac.jp/ ; http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/researcher/0000003045
2020.03.17

http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/
http://tias.tsukuba.ac.jp/tias-2/