2036 OLYMPICS

During the interaction, the Prime Minister also reiterated his desire for India to host the 2036 Olympics, even asking the athletes to report back with information to improve the subcontinent's bid for the games. The Prime Minister interacted with a...

The foundations of several companies, such as the Reliance, Tata Steel, JSW, Hindustan Zinc and SKF India, have been supporting sports as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments. However, the data on whether there has been an...

India eventually participated in the 1920 Games and, under the patronage of Sir Dorab Tata, sent a handful of athletes to the 1924 Games in Paris. While these athletes did reasonably well, none were in contention for a medal. The first medal, a gold...

India's sports administrators will lobby hard at the Paris Olympics for a successful 2036 Olympic bid, advocating for the inclusion of indigenous sports like yoga, kho kho, and kabaddi. The Sports Authority of India's Mission Olympic Cell has detail...

Mansukh Mandaviya, the newly appointed sports minister of India, emerged victorious in the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, defeating Lalit Vasoya from the Congress party. Mandaviya, aged 52, also assumed responsibilities for the ministry of che...

Reliance Foundation and IOA to host India House at Paris Olympics 2024, showcasing Indian culture and serving as a 'home away from home' for athletes and families. The initiative highlights India's history and aspirations in the realm of sports.

With the Congress lacking a strong contender in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP aims for a record margin of over 10 lakh votes for Amit Shah. Past representatives L K Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee made it a BJP stronghold. Shah, seekin...

He noted the BJP-led government's approach on tackling terror has seen a sea change to what was followed during the Congress regime. Unlike the practice during the Congress rule of sending dossiers to Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the BJP-...

Before the 18th Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest party in the ruling alliance, unveiled its highly anticipated manifesto, known as Sankalp Patra, on April 14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Min...

India is ready to host the Youth Olympics in 2030 and Summer Olympics in 2036, said Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur. Emphasising India's readiness and potential as a major sports market, he highlighted the country's economic strength...

Decathlon expects to continue its "high growth rate" from the Indian market, which is also emerging as an important manufacturing hub for the sports retailer, from where it currently exports around 65 per cent of production to global markets, she ad...

Welcoming the participants, the prime minister remarked that they were together "showcasing the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat'" and said that for Indian sports, "the Youth Games is a great way to start the new year 2024". Lighting the tr...

A separate company and Rs 6,000 crore have been earmarked to build six sports complexes to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games in case India wins the bid for the quadrennial multi-discipline sporting extravaganza by the Gujarat government. The dedica...

Saudi Arabia's growing involvement in global sports has now extended to cricket, with a proposed $5 billion investment in the IPL. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India should reject this offer due to the urgent issue of climate change....

Stadiums must be built, along with residential and boarding facilities for the competitors and their entourage of trainers, coaches, and hangers-on. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics carried a price tag of $13 billion, twice the amount anticipated in 2013 whe...

There is no dearth of sports talent in India, Modi said, adding the country has produced many sports champions. Modi referred to several key actions of his government in the last 30 to 35 days, including passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, the ...

​The Olympics, which claims to be a global movement, hasn’t yet set foot in South Asia. Cricket, it may be said, opens up South Asia like nothing else can for the IOC. And that’s what makes its inclusion financially sustainable, yet another very imp...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed India’s bid for the 2036 Olympics while inaugurating the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on October 14. PM Modi also pitched the country to host the 2029 Youth Olympics, where athletes b...

"Indians are very excited about hosting the Olympics Games. India will leave no stone unturned in organising the 2036 Olympics," said Modi during his address to the IOC Session delegation and a host of other invitees at the Jio World Convention Cent...