Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya has welcomed the Indian Olympic Association President Dr PT Usha’s decision to include Yoga in the Asian Games. Recently IOA President had written to Olympic Council of Asia President Raja Randhir Singh to consider the proposal of including Yoga as a sport in Asian Games. Mr Mandaviya said that India has been in the forefront of making Yoga popular and the government started it as a competitive sport by including it in the Khelo India Youth Games with great success. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has granted recognition to Yogasana Bharat for promotion and development of Yogasana as a competitive sport in the country.