The Olympic Games, the most important sporting event on the planet, have already decided on their next two venues. The American city of Los Angeles will be in charge of taking over the baton in 2028 from Paris, the last stage of the great world sports festival, while the Australian town of Brisbane will host the 2032 edition. Beyond that, the fight to host the event begins. to a good number of candidates.
So far, countries such as Chile, Indonesia, Poland and Germany have already recognized their intention to compete to host the event, while Qatar and Saudi Arabia are expected to make a similar statement soon. But during the wait It has been India that has made a move.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced its candidacy to host the Olympic Games of the year 2036 with the sending of a formal letter of intent, on October 1, to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as confirmed by sources from this association.
What has not yet been revealed is the city that would lead the candidacy, although some local media have pointed to Ahmedabad. The track that leads to this town in the western state of Gujarat is the notable investments in sports infrastructure that it has received in recent years. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was head of Government of that state for more than a decade and since taking up his current position in 2014 he has promoted the economic development of the region, of which he is also a native.
Cricket, Olympic in Los Angeles
The Asian country, one of the most populated in the world, already has experience hosting other international sporting events, although smaller than the Olympic Games, such as the Asian Games in 1982, in New Delhi, or more recently in 2010, the Olympic Games. Commonwealth, also in the capital.
On a sporting level, India does not have a very fruitful Olympic history. He has achieved 10 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 21 bronze medals in total. In the last edition of the Games, in Paris 2024, India achieved one of its best historical results with six medals, one of them silver and five bronze.
Cricket, the most popular sport in India, will not be Olympic until the next edition of the Games in Los Angeles in the United States. In addition, India hopes that disciplines such as yoga, kho-kho or kabaddi – all of which originate in Southeast Asia – will be included in the list of Olympic events if the country finally holds the 2036 Games.
If his candidacy were successful, India could become the fourth Asian country to host the Summer Olympic Games after Japan (Tokyo 1964 and Tokyo 2020), South Korea (Seoul 1988) and China (Beijing 2008).
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