Nita Ambani, who is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave weight to India's bid for the 2036 Olympics and pointed out that India is only the country among the world's 10 largest economies that has never hosted the Olympic games.

For those unversed Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's intention to bid for the 2036 edition at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai. Last year, India formalised their bid by submitting a 'Letter of Intent' to IOC's future host commission.

Ambani stated that India will host a sustainable Olympics and avoid building new stadiums She also made a promise that if India host the Olympic games in 2036, it will be the greenest Olympics ever.

"...I believe that India must have the Olympics. We are going to be the third-largest economy in the world. If you look at the 10 largest economies of the world, nine countries have hosted the Olympics, but only India has not. So I find that really odd. We would wish to see the Olympics being hosted in our country.

"It will be our pride to host that. So that is the reason, I think the Prime Minister also mentioned that India will bid for the 2036 Olympics...I think we are planning to host a sustainable Olympics where we are planning to refurbish, reuse our existing stadiums and existing campuses. If we bid for it and get it, I assure you that we'll be the greenest Olympics ever...I think India is at the right time now to host the Olympics," said Ambani in the Harvard India Conference.

India is set to face tough competition to host the Olympic Games, with several major countries likely to bid, including Middle Eastern nations. India is yet to officially declare which city will lead the bid, but there have been strong indications that Ahmedabad will be at the center of the plans.

Previously, India has hosted the Asian Games twice (1951 and 1982) and the Commonwealth Games in 2010. All three events were held in New Delhi. Pune hosted the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008

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