Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra has lauded the presence of the many positive elements in the National Sports Governance Act and said it "gives us a very solid framework" to take Indian sports to greater heights. On August 11, the Lok Sabha passed the National Sport Governance Bill, 2025. A day later, the Rajya Sabha passed it following a discussion that lasted well over two hours.

The bill became an act on Tuesday after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the legislation that promises to overhaul India`s sports administration and has been described as a path-breaking reform by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. "I think this act heralds a new start for Indian sports. It is no secret that we have struggled a bit with governance in the past couple of decades and I think the act now gives a very solid framework for us to take Indian sports to new heights," Bindra said in a video shared by Sports Authority of India (SAI).

"I think there are many positive elements within the act, sports tribunal for one. We have had a lot of litigation in Indian sports and the creation of the tribunal I think is a very, very positive thing because it will give specific attention to sports related matters and disputes and taken to their logical conclusion quickly," he added. The former shooter, who created history by becoming India`s first individual Olympic gold medallist at the Beijing Games in 2008, said its implementation will take Indian governance standards to the next level.