Minister to Hold Brainstorming Session for LA28

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government will be holding a brainstorming session inviting a large group of stakeholders in Hyderabad from March 7-9 to devise a strategy for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

- Avishek Roy

NEW DELHI:

Mandaviya said sports ministers of every state and union territories will be part of the meeting. "We need to make a strategy keeping in mind the 2028 Olympics and for that we are holding a brainstorming session at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad from March 7-9. We are calling state sports ministers, sport secretaries, members of state Olympic associations, IOA members, National Sports Federations representatives, experts and sports personalities," Mandaviya said.

This is a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Sports Ministry with the objective of charting out a robust roadmap to improve India's performance at the Olympics. India won six medals -- one silver and five bronze -- at the Paris Olympics. In six events, India finished fourth, narrowly missing the podium.