Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said a new sports culture has developed in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. "But now, after 2014, the kind of sports culture that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has developed is truly remarkable to witness," the chief minister said. From 2016 to 2024, in the Rio, Tokyo and Paris Olympics, India secured 15 medals. The Modi government has also introduced schemes like Khelo India (in 2018), whose main objective is to explore talent at the grassroots level. “Khelo India is a disaster despite spending money.”One Kolkata parent, of a child keen on athletics, asked: “How can Khelo India help my daughter become a runner?

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 12:47 UTC