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

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. India will leave no stone unturned in organising the 2036 Olympics," said Modi during his address to the IOC Session delegation and a host of other invitees here at the Jio World Convention Centre.

"This is a dream of 140 crore Indians. We want to fulfil this dream with your support. We are willing to host the 2029 Youth Olympics. I am sure India will get constant support from IOC," PM Modi added.

In his address to the gathering, PM Modi touched upon the importance of sports in India's illustrious history and said that there are hardly any festivals in the country which do not have any spots associated with them.

"The spirit of sports is universal," said PM Modi. "There are no losers — there are only winners and learners in sports. Sports empower humanity. Whoever breaks records, everyone welcomes it," he added.

IOC president Thomas Bach, who began his address earlier in the evening while greeting the gathering by saying ‘namaste', told the Indian PM ‘aapka bahut-bahut swagat hai' (we welcome you) while adding that the country has been on the rise economically and also in