In cricket, only ten countries are big. In football, teams from 20-30 countries play well. And the Olympics...? A uniqueness that no other sports competition has. The uniqueness is that the world can come together. That is why they have become a world sport. 'Participation is the main thing. ' This is the motto of the Olympics. But, organizing such competitions is also the first. If we look at these years, the olympics have been held mostly in europe and America. Last year (2024) it was held in Paris. Next time (2028), it will be hosted by Los Angeles in the US. The schedule for these games has already been released. What is very interesting is that cricket will be making a re-entry in the t20 format with six teams in the 2028 Olympics.
 The host country for the olympics, which costs lakhs of crores of rupees, is decided many years in advance. For example, the host city for the 2032 olympics was decided in 2021 itself. The city of brisbane in australia will host it. The next olympics will be in 2036. What is special about this is that india is bidding for the hosting rights. Our country is competing with Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, and Chile. The indian team submitted a bid this month to host the olympics in ahmedabad in 2036. Looking at the names of the competing countries, we have a good chance of winning. If that happens, how can we not at least win medals while hosting the olympics in our own country? The central government has made a big plan for this. It aims to be in the top 5 in world sports. Three thousand athletes have been selected for the 2036 olympics and are being provided financial assistance of Rs. 50 thousand per month. These details were revealed by Union home minister amit Shah. He said that the Modi government has increased the sports budget five times and is preparing for the 2036 Olympics.
 
Meanwhile, it is understood that the center is encouraging 3 thousand budding athletes to bring medals in these games to be held in another 11 years. It seems that they have groomed all of them and set a top-5 target. America is often at the top of the Olympic medal table. Except for the Soviet Union, America has not been challenged in recent times. However, in the 2008 beijing olympics, the host china beat America and came out on top.
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Sowmiya Sriram

20/07/2025 10:52 AM