NARASIMHAN KASTHURI
NEW DELHI, OCT 30
Founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani here on Sunday expressed her gratitude after being felicitated with the 2023 Global Leadership Award for Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility.
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum awarded Nita Ambani at an event held in the national capital.
A wonderful evening in Delhi featuring star Olympians @Abhinav_Bindra and @NSaina, noted film and theatre director, and screenwriter Feroz Abbas Khan. The event was attended by USISPF Board Members, top business leaders, and government officials. pic.twitter.com/BTdOm9PptM
— US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (@USISPForum) October 29, 2023
As we take cricket to the US we might bring baseball to India…The exchange of sports is an exchange of dreams and friendships. It is a story of fortitude and resilience…,” she added.
She thanked USISPF for being a strong bridge in deepening the natural bonds between India and the US. In a short span of time, the Forum has strengthened people-to-people and business-to-business ties between India and US.
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The Los Angeles Olympic Games will also include sports like baseball/softball, lacrosse, squash and flag football. The proposal from the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 to include these games in the program was accepted at the ongoing 141st IOC session held in Mumbai.
She further expressed joy as the International Olympic Committee decided to make cricket an Olympic sport and emphasized that after 128 years Cricket will make an entry at the Olympics in the US at the LA Games 2028.
“We brought the Olympic movement back to our country after a gap of 40 years…The IOC made cricket an Olympic sport. After 128 years Cricket will make an entry at the Olympics in the US at the LA Games 2028,” she said.
Nita Ambani further pointed out that if India is taking Cricket to the US, it might bring Baseball to India.
(Narasimhan Kasthuri was a veteran journalist with The Hindu and Financial Express covering business, IT etc. Now, in the US West Coast, he covers technology for NE. He can be contacted at @narasimhan.kasturi@yahoo.com, Mobile: +1 (650) 793-0056)
