New Delhi: France President Emmanuel Macron assured India all the backing to host an Olympic Games in the future. Macron was in India for a two-day tour (January 25 and 26) as the chief guest of the country’s 75th Republic Day celebrations at the invitation of PM Narendra Modi. The 46-year-old made the comments at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where President Droupadi Murmu hosted a banquet in his honour.
While speaking at the outset of his address during a banquet hosted by President Murmu, Macron expressed that he is looking forward to building stronger cooperation on sports with India. “We will be delighted to build a stronger cooperation on sports with you. We will definitely support your intention to organize the Olympic Games in India for the future…,” Macron said.
Macron’s state visit marks France’s sixth participation, the highest of any other nation, as chief guest on India’s Republic Day. Meanwhile, France is the host of the 2024 Olympics which will take place from July 26 and will conclude on August 11. Soon after the end of the Olympics, the Paralympics will start from August 28 till September 8 in Paris.
Earlier on January 19 while inaugurating the Khelo India games, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the government was working towards hosting host the 2036 Olympic Games. The PM also underlined efforts by his government in the last 10 years to provide international exposure to athletes and provide an ecosystem for them to flourish.
In the 2020-21 Tokyo Olympics India achieved its best performance while it continued its superlative performance in the Asian Games and the Para Asian Games.
With ANI Inputs