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The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Sports Authority of India has proposed including some native Indian sports in the 2036 Olympics, including yoga, kabaddi and kho-kho, as well as other sports popular in India, such as chess, T20 cricket and squash (the latter two will be featured at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles). [30] [31]
The Summer Olympics are the world's largest multi-sport event, and are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) every four years. Selection of the host city is done at an IOC Session four to seven years prior to the tournament, in which the IOC members vote between candidate cities which have submitted bids.
List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games Total City Country Region Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 3 London United Kingdom: Europe 3 (1908, 1948, 2012) Los Angeles United States: North America 3 (1932, 1984, 2028) Paris France: Europe 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 2 Albertville: 2 (1992, 2030 [29]) Athens Greece: 2 (1896, 2004 ...
The Asian Games has more sports and athletes than the Olympics, and Saudi Arabia does not host it until 2034, in Riyadh. Qatar did in 2006 in Doha and will again in 2030. Qatar did in 2006 in Doha ...
Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event, interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. 51 different cities have been chosen to host the modern Olympics: three in ...
Poland will tell the International Olympic Committee it wants to host the 2036 Summer Games, state president Andrzej Duda said Wednesday. ... It follows Poland hosting the multi-sport 2023 ...
North Korea originally intended to co-host the Games in Pyongyang
The World Games are a multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.