After Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had expressed his strong will to host the Summer Olympics in future, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that the national capital will bid to get an opportunity to host the Olympics in 2048.
While addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said that the vision for Olympics was incorporated in Delhi’s annual budget of 2021-22 presented on Tuesday.
“We will talk to the Centre in this regard but before that we have prepared for it so that Delhi can be considered one of the venues for Olympics in 2048. To grab this opportunity, we need to develop world-class stadiums, sports clubs, infrastructure regarding sports and also develop Delhi as world-class city to get the attention of the Olympics committee,” Kejriwal said.
Earlier on March 5, Rijiju had said that the Olympic movement will not be fulfilled till India hosts the showpiece event.
“India hasn’t claimed its rightful place in sports. The Olympics is the biggest event in sports. London has hosted three Olympics, Tokyo has already hosted an Olympics in 1964 before the one scheduled for this year. The Olympic movement is not complete till India hosts an Olympic Games. We are taking this very seriously,” the Minister had said.