For an indigenous sport with modest global presence kho-kho is dreaming big and the government has thrown its weight behind it. The ongoing inaugural kho-kho World Cup here isn’t just the celebration of the sport’s journey from the dust bowls of rural India to the glitzy television-friendly surrounding of an slick indoor stadium but it is about the bigger ambition of taking it to Asian Games and a possible Olympic debut in 2036 the year India aspires to host the Summer Games. Three state governments – UP, Maharashtra, Odisha – are among the inaugural World Cup’s two dozen sponsors. On board is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as well to promote ‘India’s game’. A gala opening ceremony was attended by the vice-president, ministers and lieutenant governors, Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff as brand ambassadors, indoor night games under lights and live broadcast. BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal wears two hats, president of both the international IKKF as well as the Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI). “Kho Kho at the Olympics is the objective. I …