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First MOC meeting of year discusses LA 2028
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|January 08, 2025
THE first Mission Olympic Cell meeting of the year was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Tuesday but there were no serious discussions about Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) weeding out or additions.
THE first Mission Olympic Cell meeting of the year was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Tuesday but there were no serious discussions about Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) weeding out or additions. However, it did set the wheels in motion for LA 2028 Olympics. The meeting was chaired by sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
This story is from the January 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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