July 24th Panelists : “Is Our Obsession With Cricket Hindering Olympic Glory?”

Mr. Milind Rege

A Former Mumbai Cricket Captain and Chairman of Selectors, Mumbai Cricket Association for over two decades.

He has been the Secretary of the Tata Sports Club for more than two decades and the President of the Association of Cricket Umpires of Mumbai and Member Secretary of the Cricket Improvement Committee. He is also the West Zone representative of the Media Committee for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Dr. Kaustubh Radkar

Iron Man of India and the only Indian to achieve the feat in 6 continents. He trains youth to be Iron Men.

Kaustubh Radkar (35) is the first Indian to both qualify and complete the Ironman World Championship, which was held in Kona, Hawaii, on October 14, 2017. Former National Swimming Champion, he has become well-known across the world as a seasoned Iron Man athlete. An average student at school, it was a swimming scholarship that helped him move to the United States after his 12th grade, where he chose to study Exercise Science and Sports at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Milind Wagle

Mr. Wagle started commentating on 2nd Oct 1975, on TV and Radio, his 43rd year in the field of broadcasting. Over this period he commentated on over 30 different sports / disciplines. He also commentated on various Armed Forces Events, covered Cricket World Cups, 6 Olympic, Common Wealth and Asian Games, commentated on 4 Presidents Fleet Reviews and various Raising days of Armed Forces. He is also a Quiz Master and Anchor on TV for over 3 decades. He loves travelling and is huge foodie.

AIR Vice Marshal Baladitya

Air Vice Marshal M. Baladitya, was commissioned in 1983 in the Indian Air Force. An alumnus of Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College, he has been a keen sportsman throughout. He has been in-charge of Services Sports Control Board where he handled 28 disciplines of Services Teams at National and International levels. Currently, he is the Chairman & General Manager of Canteen Stores Department.

He was also an official Delegate of the Indian Olympics Association at the Olympics in Athens. He was Deputy Chief of Mission for World Military Games In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the Manager of the Indian Hockey Team for the London Games in 2011.