How are Olympic host cities selected?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly declared India’s intention to host the Olympic Games, ideally in 2036, in the course of the opening ceremony of the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on October 14.
Only three Asian international locations have ever hosted the Olympics — China, South Korea and Japan, with Japan internet hosting the video games twice in 1964 and 2020.
With India throwing its hat into the ring, there are at the least 5 confirmed international locations excited about internet hosting the 2036 Games and 9 others reportedly in varied levels of preparations and discussions internally and with the IOC.
If India does handle to outbid the competitors, it will likely be the primary big-ticket multi-discipline sporting occasion within the nation because the controversy-marred Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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Reporting: Uthra Ganesan
Production & Voiceover: Okay. Rajashree Das
