PM Modi confirms India’s desire to host 2036 Olympic Games

PM Modi confirms India’s desire to host 2036 Olympic GamesMUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday confirmed India's interest in hosting the Olympic Games in the year 2036, claiming that 140 crore Indians are committed to staging the Games.

"We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to organise the Olympics on Indian soil in the year 2036. This is the age-old dream and aspiration of 140 crore Indians. This dream has to be built with your cooperation and sup-port," Modi said during his address at the inaugural ceremony of the 141st IOC Session at the Jio World Centre here.

India is hosting the IOC Session for the first time since New Delhi organised it in 1983.

This is the first time a senior constitutional authority has declared the government's support for a proposal artic-ulated by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Gujarat government in hosting the Games in Ahmedabad.

Modi talked about India's legacy in ancient sports like archery and also informed the gathering about the coun-try's capacity and ability to host major sports events citing the example of the country hosting the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the U-17 Girls Football World Cup, the Senior Men's Hockey World Cup.

"Every year India organises one of the best and biggest cricket leagues in the world. Currently, the country is hosting the Cricket World Cup. In these exciting times, the Executive Board of the IOC has recommended that cricket should be included in the sports programme for the 2028 Olympics. I hope we will hear a positive news about this soon," Modi said. IANS

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