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Prime Minister Narendra Modi: In a significant step towards India's vision of becoming a sporting nation, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formally sent a Letter of Intent to the Future Host Commission, International Olympic Committee (IOC) on October 1 expressing India's interest to host the Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2036.

World Championship bronze medalist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri expressed his excitement at the thought of being the host nation and claimed ‘Modi hai to mumkin hai.’

“Today is a big day for Indians as we have sent the official letter to IOC stating we want to host the 2036 Olympics in India. Modi sir had said we will bid for the Games and as the saying goes ‘Modi hai to mumkin hai’ (If Modi is there anything is possible) so today the day has arrived,” Gaurav told IANS.