New Delhi, India, December 29, 2022: India will bid to host the Olympic Games in 2036, according to Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
A roadmap for the hosting will be presented at the International Olympic Committee Session in Mumbai in September 2023, the minister said on Tuesday, December 27.
In an exclusive interview, Thakur told the Times of India that the government would back the Indian Olympic Association’s bid for hosting the Games and that Ahmedabad in Gujarat would likely be the host city with the world-class sporting infrastructure available there.
The union minister said that, with India having previously hosted the 1982 Asian Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the next logical step was the Olympic Games.
“If India can host the G20 Presidency in such a big way, I am sure the government will be able to pitch in to host the Olympics in the country along with the IOA. We all know that the slots are booked until the year 2032. But 2036 onwards we have hopes and I am sure
India will fully prepare and bid for the Olympics,” Thakur said.
Paris will host the next Olympics in 2024, Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032.
“This is the right time to host the Games. If India is making news in every sector from manufacturing to services, then why not in the field of sports? India is looking very seriously at bidding for the 2036 Olympics,” Thakur added.
