In a significant step towards India's vision of becoming a sports powerhouse, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formally sent a Letter of Intent to the Future Host Commission, International Olympic Committee (IOC) on October 1, expressing India's interest to host the Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2036, sources said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on multiple occasions expressed India's interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics and Paralympics Games. In an interaction with the Paris Olympics athletes on the Independence Day celebrations at his residence in New Delhi, PM Modi asked them to give their inputs for the preparations of hosting the quadrennial extravaganza in 2036.
In last year's 141st IOC session in Mumbai, PM Modi confirmed India's interest in hosting the Olympic Games in the year 2036, claiming that 1.4 bn Indians are committed to staging the Games.
IOC President Thomas Bach had also supported India's case claiming that there was a "strong case" for India to host the Olympic Games.
The 10 countries that have shown initial interest in hosting the 2036 Games include Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara-Monterrey-Tijuana), Indonesia (Nusantara), Turkey (Istanbul), India (Ahmedabad), Poland (Warsaw, Krakow), Egypt (New Administrative Capital), and South Korea (Seoul-Incheon). The allotment of hosting rights for the Olympics will be done by the IOC through a detailed host selection process.
