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India's Olympics bid: The Naranpura Sports Complex, which is likely to be inaugurated in March, will be able to host half-a-dozen different sports including swimming, wrestling, table tennis, gymnastics, volleyball and badminton. (Express Photo by Mihir Vasavda)

2036 Olympics bid takes pan-India route: Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Pune

January 09, 2025 10:06 pm

BONUS: A sneak peak at the Naranpura Sports Complex, which is likely to be inaugurated in March, and artist impressions of the proposed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Enclave and the Karai Sports Complex

IOA chief PT Usha (RIGHT); Olympics rings pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne. (FILE)

India makes official move to host 2036 Olympics; PT Usha-led IOA submits letter of intent

November 06, 2024 8:15 am

Usha says: "Despite some internal challenges within the IOA … I am optimistic that India will be viewed by the IOC as a gracious host”

Why Paris Olympians are losing sleep – heat, not enough food, thefts, transport woes

August 01, 2024 5:31 am

Non-AC buses, missing wedding ring, roti-daal takeaway - not all Games memories are pleasant.

Manu Bhaker in women's 10m final in Paris 2024 shooting

Manu Bhaker suffered gun malfunction at Tokyo, at Paris Olympics she is in the 10m air pistol final

July 28, 2024 4:16 pm

On a day of gloom for India's shooters, Manu Bhaker excels; will be up against two Chinese in the eight-woman final on Sunday.

Approval of the future sports on the LA Olympics Games 2028. Photograph: IOC/Greg Martin

Faster, higher, stronger… warmer: How future editions of Summer Olympics could evolve due to climate change

October 20, 2023 7:41 am

With India interested in hosting a Summer Olympics in just over a decade, what will the Olympics of the future look like? Will the sports be more indoorsy to protect athletes from the elements? Could they be held in more than one country?

IOC President Thomas Bach with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Opening Ceremony of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai. (PHOTO: X/IOCMEDIA)

India's Olympics bid: From multiple stages of dialogue to guarantees, long process before India could be awarded Games in 2036

October 16, 2023 8:03 am

After PM Modi revealed that India will bid to host the Olympics, Express explains -- with the help of IOC's Future Olympic Games Hosts Director -- how the process unfolds before the hosting rights are awarded for holding the Games.