Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India goals of internet hosting the Olympics in 2036 and added that preparations are already underway, throughout his Independence Day speech on Thursday. PM Modi congratulated all of the athletes who represented India on the Paris Olympics 2024 and likewise prolonged his finest needs to these travelling for the upcoming Paralympics. Throughout the speech, PM Modi stated that India has already confirmed that it has the infrastructure to host an enormous occasion just like the G20 Summit and the following dream for the nation is to host the Olympics in 2036.
“At present, we even have with us the youth who made the Indian flag fly excessive in Olympics. On behalf of 140 crore countrymen, I congratulate all our athletes and gamers…Within the subsequent few days, an enormous contingent of India will depart for Paris to take part within the Paralympics. I prolong finest needs to all our Paralympians…India organising the G20 Summit on a big scale has confirmed that India has the potential to organise large-scale occasions…It’s the dream of India to host 2036 Olympics, we’re making preparations for that…,” PM Modi stated whereas addressing the nation from Crimson Fort.
Earlier within the month, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports activities, Mansukh Mandaviya, confirmed the event in a written reply in Lok Sabha, based on a press launch by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities.
The allotment of internet hosting rights for the Summer season Video games is completed by the IOC by means of an in depth host choice course of. The IOC has a devoted physique, the Future Host Fee (FHC), which offers with this topic.
India will look to proceed the momentum of profitable 19 medals on the Tokyo Paralympics and a historic 111-medal haul on the Para Asian Video games.
India has fielded its largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes for the Paris Paralympics ranging from August 28. The 84 athletes will compete in 12 sports activities, together with archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, biking, blind judo, powerlifting, rowing, capturing, swimming, desk tennis, and taekwondo.
Earlier, PM Modi was warmly welcomed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and different dignitaries on the ramparts of Crimson Fort. The Prime Minister was pictured wearing a white kurta and blue apparel and a conventional multicolour safa.
This yr’s celebration marks the eleventh time PM Modi addressed the nation from the Crimson Fort on Independence Day, making him the third Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to attain this milestone. The theme for this yr’s Independence Day is ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047,’ aiming to drive the Authorities’s efforts to remodel India right into a developed nation by 2047.
(With ANI inputs)
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