India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is gaining some momentum. It is reliably learnt that work in relevant government departments is going on at a good pace, though a lot more is needed to be done. “Work on this [Olympic bid preparation] is progressing in the right direction,” a source in the Union Sports ministry said, when asked about the developments related to India’s Olympic bid.

2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra was also happy that India has shown interest in bidding for the Summer Games.