<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Public Sector Undertaking Indian Oil has decided to expand its recruiting base by employing athletes from six more disciplines. Director (HR) of Indian Oil Ranjan K Mohapatra, told news agency PTI in New Delhi today that volleyball, basketball, archery, wrestling, boxing and kabaddi will also be included to the existing 10 sports that the undertaking is promoting for over three decades. Indian Oil has 80 top athletes so far on its payrolls covering Cricket, Chess, Tennis, Table Tennis and Badminton. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Indian Oil athletes won 11 medals at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games including four gold. Mohapatra said, Indian Oil also plans to nearly double the number of scholarship  from 150 to 250. He said, sports is an integral part of Indian Oil's core philosophy. Mr. Mohapatra said, Indian Oil is also actively looking at the prospect of promoting sports in rural areas with plans to provide coaching facilities and kits in government schools. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Besides,  to groom young talented players and medal prospects, the Indian Oil also aims to encourage former sportspersons to pursue coaching activity at National and International levels.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>