Modi calls it a bitter truth that India skips half the Olympic sports
- Prime Minister Modi called it a bitter truth that India does not take part in half the Olympic sports.
- At Paris in 2024 the country competed in 16 of the 32 sports, and at Rio in 2016 in only 15 of them.
- So a huge share of the medals is out of reach before the Games begin, he said, and that has gone on for decades.
- He wants a talent hunt for children aged five to 15, naming surfing and climbing as sports India's terrain suits.
Source: thehindu.com
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