PM Modi Urges Olympic-Bound Athletes To Share Feedback On Conduct Of Paris Games, Says ‘Your Inputs Will Help 2036 Bid’

The Paris Olympics starts later this month with around 111 Indian athletes to take part in sport’s greatest spectacle.

New Delhi: In a major development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the Olympic-bound athletes to give feedback from the Paris Games regarding arrangements to help the country’s ambitious push to bring the showpiece event to the 2036 Olympics. PM Modi interacted with the Paris-bound athletes on Thursday and said the inputs from athletes would do the country a huge service.

“We are hoping to host the Olympics in 2036, it will help in creating a sporting atmosphere. Work is in progress to prepare infrastructure for it,” he said in the interaction, which was attended by the national men’s hockey team, the shooting contingent, boxers and track-and-field stars such as Neeraj Chopra.

The interaction’s complete video was shared by Prime Minister’s Office on Friday. “I won’t ask you to do anything in the middle of your events but when you are free, I would urge you to observe the arrangements. Your inputs will help our bid for 2036. We will have an understanding on how to make sure that we are better-prepared,” he added.

The upcoming Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and India would be hoping to better its best ever tally of seven medals, including Chopra’s historic javelin throw gold, achieved in the Tokyo Games. Over 100 Indian sportspersons have qualified for the Games, including an unprecedented 21 shooters, who would be aiming to end the medal drought of last two editions.