PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics

15.10.2023 - 08:37 sports.ndtv.com

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world.

Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present its roadmap for hosting the quadrennial extravaganza.

The IOC session is being held in the country after a gap of 40 years. The last Olympic Session was held in India in 1983 in New Delhi.

PM Modi also said that India wishes to host the 2029 Youth Olympics. "Indians are very excited about hosting the Olympics Games.

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