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After reports around India officially making a bid to host the 2036 edition of the Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games surfaced, the Indian Olympic Association President and former athlete, PT Usha took to social media to confirm this development. The former Indian athlete, in a video shared on Tuesday, November 5 confirmed that the IOA on October 1 formally sent a “letter of Intent” to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Future Host Commission.
In the letter, the IOA expressed India’s interest to host the 2036 edition of the quadrennial Games. Moreover, in a video shared on X (formerly called Twitter), PT Usha reaffirmed India’s commitment to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
PT Usha confirms India’s bid to host Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036
Speaking in the video, the IOA President said, “During the IOC session in Mumbai last year, our Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji put forth his vision of India hosting the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036. Since then, we have maintained regular communication with the IOC President Thomas Bach and officials of the Future Host Commission. We had also engaged in productive discussion with the IOC during the Paris Olympics. Our officers attended the executive program and the observer program, organised during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.”
“These interactions and learning led to the submission of our letter of intent to host the 2036 Olympic Games in India in the early October this year. Despite some internal challenges with the IOA, our commitment to hosting the 2036 Summer Games remains steadfast. The IOA remains in continuous contact with the IOC and I am optimistic that India will be viewed as a gracious host,” she further added.
Speaking of India at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a total of 117 athletes appeared at the Games with the contingent coming back with only six medals (one silver, five bronze). With six medals, India finished at 71st position as USA.
