India Aims for Top-Five Sporting Nation Status by 2047

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced India's ambition to become one of the top-five sporting nations by 2047, revealing plans developed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a panel organized by the Delhi Sports Journalists Association and the Sports Authority of India, he emphasized sports in the roadmap to make India a superpower.

In a notable announcement, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya disclosed that India is targeting to be among the world's top-five sporting nations by 2047, a plan formulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mandaviya emphasized that sports is a critical element in the government's far-reaching vision to transform India into a global superpower by 2047.

'While the country was under lockdown, we were diligently planning for 2047, with sports being a key component,' Mandaviya mentioned during a panel discussion on India's Paris Olympics preparations.