Founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani on Monday said that India "must" host the Olympics and vowed that it will be the greenest Games in history. (More Sports News)
I believe that India must have the Olympics. We are going to be the third-largest economy in the world. If you look at the 10 largest economies of the world, nine countries have hosted the Olympics, but only India has not. So I find that really odd. We would wish to see the Olympics being hosted in our country. It will be our pride to host that," Ambani said speaking at the Harvard University라이브 바카라 Annual India Conference in Boston. "So that is the reason, I think the Prime Minister also mentioned that India will bid for the 2036 Olympics.”
Ambani, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), also said that Olympics in India will be the most sustainable Games ever.
“I think we are planning to host a sustainable Olympics where we are planning to refurbish and reuse our existing stadiums and existing campuses. If we bid for it and get it, I assure you that we’ll be the greenest Olympics ever…I think India is at the right time now to host the Olympics,” she added.
India is in the process to bid for the hosting rights of the 2036 Olympics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making his intentions about organising the Summer Games in the country very clear on multiple occasions.
Modi had expressed India's willingness to host the 20236 Olympics at the IOC Session held in Mumbai in 2023. Since then, he has repeated it many times. Recently, at the opening ceremony of the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand, Modi reiterated India's dedication towards obtaining the hosting rights. Union Home Minister Amit Shah too said recently that India was ready to host the Olympics.
