New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Former tennis great Leander Paes feels that India being chosen as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games and vying to host the 2036 Summer Olympics are very significant developments.
Addressing the media at the 'Golf Growth Initiative' event held on Thursday at the Delhi Golf Club, he said that hosting big international events raises a country's profile and also boosts its GDP"Sports can raise the country's stature in the global arena. We won the Commonwealth Games' bid and are now trying to get the Olympics. This is very significant. Be it US, UK, China, Greece, the country's GDP has always gone up when they hosted the Olympics."'Golf Growth Initiative' is a joint programme of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL), ...