Commonwealth Games will boost other sports in India: Kalmadi
January 29th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi Friday said the Commonwealth Games in the city will definitely help in developing other sports in the country.
“Cricket is a very popular sport in India. But I think Commonwealth Games will provide a boost to development of Olympic sports infrastructure in the country,” said Kalmadi at the inauguration function of Ludlow Castle Wrestling training venue here.
“Cricket is played in only 10-12 countries while Olympic sports are played in nearly 200 countries. I hope because of Commonwealth Games people look towards Olympic sports also,” he added.
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