September 15, 2012 5:21 PM

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Govt sets higher goal of medals for 2020 Olympics<br/>

The government has set a higher goal of medels for the 2020 Olympics after India&apos;s best-ever haul of six medals at the just-concluded London Games. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said in Mumbai on Saturday that a target of 25 medals for the 2020 Games has been set. He, however, said on-field performance at the planet&apos;s greatest sports spectacle is linked to the economic progress of the country. Makan was in Mumbai for &quot;Youth Parliament&quot;, an initative of Congress MP Milind Deora.He said the last 100 years Olympic medals history shows that the winning of medels are co-related with the country&apos;s economic growth.

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