New Delhi: A national award will provide a much-needed fillip to Indian motorsports, according to three-time Asia Pacific Rally Champion (APRC) Gaurav Gill. He is also hoping to be third time lucky after being nominated for the Arjuna award again.
“I have been nominated again. I just want to say that the ministry should not see it in a way that motorsport is not popular, rather they should try to make the sport popular because there are hundreds of cricketers but there are not many players in motorsports,” Gill told this agency.
“If you recognise someone from motorsports at the national level then the whole country will watch. If today, you address me as an Arjuna winner, naturally the level goes up. We shouldn’t wait for hundreds to come and then award one with Arjuna but rather we should think of creating hundreds in motorsports.”
The 36-year-old has been finally made it to World Rally Championship in the second division after a long APRC stint. “It has been an amazing year and has been all about development. So next year we will lead a full assault at the World Championships,” asserted Gill.