Delhi cheif minister Arvind Kejriwal stated on Tuesday that the town will bid to host the 2048 Olympics. The assertion by Kejriwal comes days after union sports activities minister Kiren Rijiju pitched for internet hosting the Summer Olympics sooner or later.
“A vision has been provided in the Budget (Delhi Budget) that 2048 Olympic games should be held in Delhi. Delhi will bid for the 2048 Olympics. We will take up whatever infrastructure and other necessities that are needed to be created for it,” Kejriwal stated on Tuesday.
दिल्ली सरकार का लक्ष्य है कि दिल्ली में ओलंपिक खेलों का आयोजन भी हो। 2048 के 39वें ओलंपिक खेल प्रतियोगिताओं की मेज़बानी का आवेदन करने के लक्ष्य के साथ दिल्ली सरकार ज़ोर-शोर से काम कर रही है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 9, 2021
Delhi has to this point hosted two Asian Games, together with the inaugural version in 1951, and Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Tokyo will host the upcoming version of Olympics, after it was postponed final yr attributable to Covid-19 pandemic. The 2024 version will be held in Paris, whereas the 2028 version is scheduled to happen in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, earlier this week Rijiju whereas addressing a digital convention organised by the Conference of Indian Industry, the sixth CII Scorecard, the minister complimented United Kingdom for internet hosting the Olympics on three events. He stated to determine itself as a sporting powerhouse, India has to host the Olympics in future.
