India’s interest in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics has made World Athletics President Sebastian Coe pleased, but he warned the South Asian country that hosting a big event like the Olympics is a really difficult task.
The two-time Olympic champion, Coe, is one of the seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach as the next president of the International Olympic Committee.
Coe said: “I was very pleased that India is obviously keen to one day stage an Olympic Games… We know that the Olympic Games is a unique sporting event and it doesn’t surprise me that a country with the type of ambitions that India has and the vision for sports beyond the field of play and into the delivery of social and economic benefits, (it) would look at staging a Games.”
According to Coe, if India wins the bid, it will require political backing during the delivery phase. The organizing committee will also need to keep the country and local communities updated on the advantages of hosting the Games.
Aside from India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and Indonesia have expressed their interest in hosting the 2036 Games. The 2028 Games will be held in Los Angeles, while the 2032 Olympics will be held in Brisbane, Australia.
Source: CNA