New Delhi : International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach laid to rest speculations about India’s possible bid for 2024 Olympics, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not propose it in their meeting.
Bach also said that IOC thought that it would be too soon for the country to host a successful Games as the national Olympic body has come out of suspension only last year.
Visiting India for the first time after being elected as IOC chief in 2013, Bach met the Prime Minister at his official residence here this evening during his brief one-day stay in the country.
He also had separate meetings with top officials of the Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Ministry earlier in the day, besides attending a lunch hosted by Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a city hotel.
Bach, who hails from Germany and himself an Olympian fencer, said at a press conference that he was surprised by the speculation in the media that India may bid for 2024 Olympic Games. —PTI
