IOC felicitates Kashyap, Sikki Reddy

New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) felicitated sportspersons associated with it during its conclave held here on Thursday.

The conclave was attended by more than 60 athletes, including Manika Batra, Rohan Bopanna, Telangana State’s Parupalli Kashyap and N Sikky Reddy,  Achanta Sharath Kamal, Aditya Tare, Ravikant Shukla, Aparna Balan, SR Arun Vishnu and Chandroday N Singh.

On the occasion, the company announced new initiatives to boost sports in the country. 

According to its Director, HR, Ranjan K Mohapatra, "Apart from the existing ten disciplines that we are promoting, we are planning to include volleyball, basketball, archery, wrestling, and Kabaddi." 

"The corporation is actively looking at the prospect of promoting sports in rural areas with plans to provide coaching facilities and kits in government schools," Mohapatra added.