‘Khelo centres in district across India’

PUNE: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government intends to start 1,000 Khelo India centres at the district level across the country. "My aim is to bring India in top 10 by the 2028 Olympics and to make it possible we have to create sports facilities at the ground level. Thus, want to start about 1,000 Khelo India sports centers at the district level across the country," Rijiju said. In a media release issued here, he was quoted as saying, "We already have around 700 districts in the country”.