2036 Olympics: India take first step, but an arduous journey lies ahead
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The country took a first step towards realising that dream when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the inauguration of the 141st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai in October that India "will leave no stone unturned" in trying to win the rights to host the 2036 Olympic Games in Ahmedabad.
World Athletics launches 'Road to Paris' qualification tracking tool for Olympics
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Searchable by discipline, country and qualification status, the tool provides a real-time view of each event throughout the Paris 2024 qualification period, which ends on May 5 for the marathon and on June 30 for all other events, World Athletics informed in a release on Monday.
Women's T20 games at CWG played a key role in getting cricket an Olympic berth in LA 2028
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Besides the Inclusion of Women's T20 competition as a medal sport at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the success of professional leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Major League Cricket also helped in convincing the La 2028 administrators that cricket will be a game changer and thus proposed it as one of the additional sports.
At inauguration of IOC session, PM Modi confirms India's desire to host 2036 Olympic Games
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"We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to organise the Olympics on Indian soil in the year 2036. This is the age-old dream and aspiration of 140 crore Indians. This dream has to be built with your cooperation and support," Modi said during his address at the inaugural ceremony of the 141st IOC Session at the Jio World Centre here.
Will love to see India hosting top athletics events, Olympics in 2036, says World Athletics chief Seb Coe
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Even though the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has not yet officially made a bid for the World Athletics Championships to be held in 2027 and is still in discussion mode, Lord Sebastian Coe, President, World Athletics, said he wants India to stage as many of top events as possible.
'Neeraj Chopra can spur on a generation,' says two-time Olympic Champion Ashton Eaton
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“Until 2018 things were going well. After that things started to go off, injuries and health issues derailed my progress. But that’s where support from a lot of people helped me, made me believe that it is not over, and understand that sport is like this. There will be tough patches, but you have to keep working hard. Post the Covid-19 pandemic, I decided to reboot and start afresh. All the work I had put in over the years, was paying off and the experience has taught me to manage my body,” said HS Prannoy.
EB approves T20 cricket's inclusion in Los Angeles Olympic Games; IOC Session to vote on Monday (Ld)
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The proposal to include cricket (T20) along with baseball softball, squash, lacrosse (sixes) and flag football, a limited contact version of American Football, as additional sports for the Los Angeles Olympic Games cleared a major hurdle on Friday when the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent the proposal for voting by the IOC session starting here on Monday.
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