India not hosting IOC Session in 2019: IOA
BY Agencies31 March 2017 5:10 PM GMT
Agencies31 March 2017 5:10 PM GMT
India has lost its bid to host the 132nd Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2019 even as the Italian city of Milan emerged as the front-runner to organise the prestigious event.
The IOA's bid to host the IOC Session had got the support of the Sports Ministry but it is now learnt that the National Capital Region's offer found few takers within the world sports apex body.
"We (IOA) made a bid to host the 2019 IOC Session and we got the approval from the government. It is for the IOC to chose the host city from among the bidders. It is now certain India is not going to host the event," IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said.
"If the Prime Minister's Office wants, we can bid for the IOC Session in 2021," he added. India has earlier hosted an IOC Session in 1983 in New Delhi. Meanwhile, according to reports, Milan is set to be named as host city of the 2019 IOC Session. The announcement will be made at this year's Session in Lima, Peru.
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