New Delhi
The Delhi government aims to host the 2048 Olympic Games and it will create whatever infrastructure and facilities required for it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday.
Delhi hosted the first Asian Games in 1951, and the ninth edition in 1982. In 2010, the national capital had hosted the Commonwealth Games.
“Delhi will bid for the 2048 Olympic games. We will create whatever infrastructure and other facilities are required for it,” Kejriwal said during a post-budget press conference.
Presenting the budget earlier in the day, Deputy CM Sisodia said, "There is another big dream related to sports which I am placing before this house... It is a dream to organise the Olympic Games in Delhi.”
He said the Olympic torch has never come to Delhi since the games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. "The 32nd Olympic Games are to be held in Tokyo. The next three host cities have also been decided. Our government aims to bring the sports facilities and the atmosphere towards sports competitions to such a level through the new Sports University that we can apply to host the 39th Olympic sports competitions for 2048," he said.
"This may seem far away, but we have to bid for it 10 years before 2048. And before that, it will take 15 years to build adequate infrastructure, create an atmosphere where sports flourishes and bring our players to a level where they bring medals in sports competitions leading to Olympics 2048,” Sisodia said.
The deputy CM said the sports university will also begin its activities this year.
Deshbhakti Budget
-- The Delhi govt presents a Rs69,000-crore budget themed on “patriotism” under which installation of 500 flag masts and programmes on the lives of freedom fighters are planned across the city, and announces free Covid-19 vaccination for all in its hospitals in the coming days.
-- The Dy CM proposes to allocate Rs16,377 crore, one-fourth of the total budget, for the education sector, while the health sector gets Rs9,934 crore or 14% of the total budget outlay.
-- We aim for Singapore-level per capita income by 2047, says Manish Sisodia
-- The city govt proposes to allocate Rs45 crore to install high masts to hoist the national flag at 500 places in the national capital.
