India is amongst a bunch of nations who’re thinking about internet hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 and even past, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has stated.
The IOC lately introduced that town of Brisbane will host the 2032 Summer Games.
Even after Brisbane, Australia, was chosen final month to host the 2032 Summer Games, the IOC enjoys a queue of suitors to host the Olympics in 2036, 2040 and even past, Bach stated in a report within the ‘Wall Street Journal’.
Those aspiring hosts embrace Indonesia, India, Germany and Qatar, the report added.
“And this is just the ones which come to my mind. So we are really in a very good long-term position,” Bach was quoted as saying by the WSJ.
Bach’s feedback have come at a time when escalating prices, operating into tens of millions of {dollars}, of staging the Games has sparked debates. The recently-held Tokyo Games additionally confronted protest for the amount of cash spent in internet hosting the Olympics.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta confirmed to PTI that they certainly had proven curiosity in internet hosting the showpiece occasion.
“In a meeting of an IOC Commission via video conference before Tokyo Olympics, IOA had expressed interest in hosting Olympics in 2036 and beyond,” Mehta stated.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had, in March this 12 months, stated they’d make each effort and improve the infrastructure to efficiently bid for the 2048 Games, to mark 100 years of independence.
India had additionally confirmed curiosity in internet hosting the 2032 Olympics as a part of a long-term internet hosting technique that additionally included the 2030 Asian Games and the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
The 2030 and 2034 Asian Games have been awarded to Qatar and Riyadh, respectively, in December.