New Delhi: Welcoming India’s letter of intent to host the Olympics, the Worldwide Olympics Committee (IOC) on Wednesday stated India has “very firmly” expressed its curiosity to host a future version of the Olympic Video games on a variety of events.
India are in dialogue with the IOC to host the Olympics. (Getty Photographs)
“The International Olympic Committee very much welcomes India’s interest in hosting a future edition of the Olympic Games,” IOC stated on Wednesday in a press release to HT.
“This interest has been expressed very firmly to us on a number of occasions by all levels of government as well as in our ongoing talks with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).”
The IOA formally communicated India’s want to host the Olympics and Paralympics Video games in 2036 to the Future Host Fee of the IOC on October 1.
“With its huge passion for sport and youthful population, India has much to offer for the future of the Olympic Movement,” IOC stated.
IOC additionally stated there are ‘interested parties’ from 4 continents at the moment in talks with FHC over internet hosting the Olympics.
“Currently there are Interested Parties from four continents discussing with the IOC in an informal and non-committal way about hosting a future edition of the Olympic Games.”
Among the many nations which have entered the race to host the 2036 Olympics are Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, Barcelona, Chile amongst others.
IOC additionally confirmed that India is but to place ahead names of any metropolis to host the Olympics. “The IOC has not yet been informed by the IOA of any selected potential host region,” IOC stated.
India’s ambition has been clear since Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in regards to the nation’s want to host the Olympics on the IOC Session in Mumbai in October final yr. India can also be pitching to organise the 2030 Youth Olympics alongside the way in which.
IOA president PT Usha stated on Tuesday that IOA has been “engaged in productive discussion” with IOC.
There was inside wrangling throughout the IOA concerning the appointment of CEO Raghuram Iyer. “Despite some internal challenges in the IOA, our commitment to hosting the 2036 Summer Games remains steadfast,” Usha stated.
The IOC has been conserving a watch on the state of affairs. “The situation of the IOA has been addressed by the IOC directly with the IOA in a self-explanatory letter,” it stated.
Final month, the IOC had requested IOA to urgently “address and resolve its internal governance issues.”