New Delhi: India has taken a significant step toward potentially hosting the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. On October 1st, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) submitted a Letter of Intent to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Future Host Commission, as reported by news agency IANS. This submission follows repeated expressions of interest from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who views the Games as a potential opportunity for national advancement. Notably, Gujarat is a front...Read More

Mumbai: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Olympic Museum has aligned with Reliance Foundation to build on the success of the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) in India and signed a new cooperation agreement. It underscores the organisations’ shared priority to promote Olympic values through sport among young people. The new cooperation was agreed upon by IOC President Thomas Bach and Nita Ambani, IOC Member in India and Reliance Foundation Founder Chairperson, durin...Read More

Ahmedabad: The government of Gujarat has made the decision to set up a special organization responsible for overseeing the planning and implementation of various initiatives as part of Ahmedabad's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games. A government resolution from the Sports, Youth, and Cultural Activities Department, dated May 24, 2023, states that a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be formed to manage the development of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave. The SPV will receive suppor...Read More

Gandhinagar: Union Home affairs minister and Lok Sabha member from Gandhinagar, Amitbhai Shah today reviewed the preparations for holding the year 2036 Olympics games in Gujarat. Among the topics involved in this review meeting was the upcoming international-level sports enclave to be developed near the Narendra Modi stadium. Shah asked for the timely completion of this infrastructure. Shah also reviewed the progress of the works that he had suggested in the previous meeting. Shah also gui...Read More

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced a long-term partnership to enable the holistic growth of Athletics in India. Reliance Foundation has been a dedicated partner to AFI over the years and now the partnership is set to deepen the engagement between the two organizations. The partnership aims to discover, nurture and develop Indian athletes from across the country and provide them with world-class facilities, coaching and s...Read More

Mumbai, May 24, 2022: IOC Member, Mrs Nita Ambani lauded the launch of India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today in Odisha, emphasising that OVEP combines the twin powers of education and sport in instilling the core values of Olympism. The OVEP is a practical set of resources designed by the IOC to introduce young people to the Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship. The programme aims to disseminate this val...Read More

Ahmedabad: Olympic Games Javelin Throw Champion Neeraj Chopra started off an ambitious outreach programme that connects India’s ace athletes with school children when he interacted with students from over 75 schools at Sanskardham, Ahmedabad. Neeraj Chopra, who played a variety of sport with the students and gave them tips on throwing the javelin, chose to address them about the importance of balanced diet (Santulit Aahar), fitness and sport. He held them in thrall with his spontaneous res...Read More

New Delhi: Olympians and Paralympians of India will interact with school children on the very important topics of SantulitAahaar (Balanced Diet), Fitness and Sports to empower future champions of India. Gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and now a prominent household name across the country, Neeraj Chopra will initiate this campaign when he visits and interacts with school children from across Gujarat at Sanskardham School in Ahmedabad on 4thDecember, 2021. The upcoming visit and interaction...Read More

Mahesana: Family members and friends of paddler Bhavina Patel broke into traditional “Garba" dance, burst firecrackers and smeared each other with ‘gulal’ at her native Sundhiya village in Gujarat’s Mehsana district soon after she won a historic silver medal at the Paralympic Games in the women’s singles class 4 final in Tokyo on Sunday. Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she signed off with a historic silver following a 0-3 loss...Read More