Mansukh Mandaviya chairs first-ever CSR round table for sports development
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the first-ever corporate CSR round table for sports development in New Delhi on 16 January 2025, urging companies to adopt one sport each.
Summary
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the first-ever corporate round-table conference on CSR for sports development in New Delhi on 16 January 2025, urging corporates to adopt one sport each. More than 40 corporate houses and sports organisations took part. Mandaviya set out a vision of placing India among the top five sporting nations by 2047 and asked companies to help take India into the top 10 at the 2036 Olympics. He sought support for upgrading district-level sports schools, Olympic training centres, academies, coaching for Target Olympic Podium Scheme athletes, and national leagues.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 16 January 2025, New Delhi
- Chaired by
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Edition
- First-ever corporate CSR round table for sports
- Participants
- More than 40 corporate houses and organisations
- Ask
- Each corporate to adopt one sport
- Goals
- Top 10 at 2036 Olympics; top 5 sporting nation by 2047
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At the first-ever CSR round table for sports on 16 January 2025, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged each corporate to:
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Correct answer: B — Adopt one sport
PIB (Sports): Mandaviya urged corporates to adopt one sport during the first-ever corporate round-table conference.
At the CSR round table in January 2025, the Sports Minister set the vision of placing India among the top five global sports performers by which year?
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Correct answer: D — 2047
PIB: Mandaviya emphasised a vision to position India among the top five global sports performers by 2047; the 2036 goal mentioned is a top-10 finish at the Olympics.