Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday discussed the Youth Olympics to be held in India in 2030. He said that India is ready to bid for the Youth Olympics 2030. This will be an important step towards hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, he said. The fifth Youth Olympic Games will be held in 2030.
Addressing the 44th General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia, Mandaviya said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are going to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2030, but our focus is on hosting the 2036 Olympics.”
The chief guest of the event and BJP President JP Nadda said that under the leadership of Modiji, “We successfully organized many international sports events including Cricket World Cup and Football U-17 World Cup. Apart from India, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are also in the race to host the Youth Olympics 2023.”
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