Gandhinagar, March 5 -- Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, inaugurated the Australia-India Sports Excellence Forum at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Wednesday.

The two-day forum is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at strengthening sports cooperation between the two nations.

Australian High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, Gujarat Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and other dignitaries were also present at the event, a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports stated.

Australian elite sports decision-makers, Indian and Australian sporting institutions, higher education providers, and industry stakeholders were present in the morning session. The forum's main aim is to explore oppor...