{"id":12269,"date":"2026-04-24T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12269"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:53:32","slug":"india-to-be-top-10-sporting-nation-by-2036-mandaviya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12269","title":{"rendered":"India to Be Top-10 Sporting Nation by 2036: Mandaviya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"174\">BUDGAM, Apr 24: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India is set to emerge among the top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and aims to break into the top five by 2047.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"487\">Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees\u2019 State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Ompora in central Kashmir\u2019s Budgam district, Mandaviya said the Narendra Modi-led government has streamlined sports governance and created a more structured system to promote athletics in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"746\">\u201cThe government is providing opportunities to youth to perform in the sports arena. I am confident that in the next ten years, by 2036, India will be among the top 10 sporting nations in the world, and by 2047 it will be among the top five,\u201d Mandaviya said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"901\">He said sustained government efforts have strengthened India\u2019s sports ecosystem, adding that major international sporting events are also on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1131\">\u201cThe country has won the bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and has also bid for the 2036 Olympic Games. The process is underway to meet all requirements and expectations of the International Olympic Committee,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1291\">Mandaviya further said initiatives like Fit India and the Khelo India programme have provided better opportunities for the country\u2019s youth to excel in sports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1466\">On the newly inaugurated hospital, he said the ESIC facility, built at a cost of \u20b9165 crore, will benefit over 50,000 workers and their families by providing free treatment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1618\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">He also announced that a nursing college will be added to the hospital in the future to provide training opportunities for youth in Jammu and Kashmir. 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