Anurag Thakur said the Indian contingent will improve its medal tally at the Paris Olympics.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said India is ready to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games and the 2036 Summer Olympics. Speaking at the WhatsNew2Day Yuva conclave, Thakur assured that the Indian contingent will improve its medal levels in the upcoming Paris Olympics to be held later this year. After the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the 2028 and 2032 editions will be hosted in Los Angeles and Brisbane respectively.
“We will increase our medal count at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. We are ready to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games and the 2036 Summer Olympics in India,” Anurag Thakur said at the WhatsNew2Day Yuva conclave.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also expressed the country’s desire to host the 2036 Olympics during the IOC session in Mumbai last year.
Meanwhile, veteran table tennis player and reigning CWG champion Sharath Kamal will be India’s flag-bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, while legendary boxer MC Mary Kom was appointed chef de mission of the country’s contingent on Thursday.
Sharath Kamal expressed his elation on being selected for the honour.
“It’s been an incredible three weeks. From not even being assured of an Olympic place to playing like I did last week in Singapore, jumping 54 places in the rankings and being named India’s flag bearer,” Kamal had told PTI said.
“It’s the greatest honor and fairytale as it will be my fifth and last Olympic Games. Moreover, not many TT players have that honor worldwide. I just got a call from the IOA and I couldn’t believe it.” Kamal was India’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, where he won three gold medals.
Mary Kom and former hockey skipper Manpreet Singh were India’s flag bearers at the Tokyo Games 2020. Hockey player Harmanpreet Singh and boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India’s flag bearers at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.
(With PTI inputs)
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