Sports minister Kiren Rijiju urges states to adopt a sport each to boost India’s chances of rich medal haul at Olympics
• 5 years agoSports minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that while the initiative, which also includes corporates, doesn’t stop the states from promoting other sports, their focus would have to remain on the discipline of their choosing.
Finishing among top 10 in 2028 Olympic medal tally ambitious, but not impossible, says sports minister Kiren Rijiju
• 5 years agoSports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday feels finishing among top 10 countries in the medals tally of 2028 Olympics is definitely "ambitious but not impossible" and the government has already initiated efforts to realise the goal.
ICC working towards getting cricket included in 2028 LA Olympics, says MCC's Mike Gatting
• 6 years agoFormer England batsman Mike Gatting said ICC's new chief executive Manu Sawhney told the MCC's Cricket Committee that progress had been made to ensure the game's inclusion in the world's biggest sporting event.