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National Sports Governance Bill: Union Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya, held a significant meeting with Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics and Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in New Delhi on Monday.

The high-level discussion focused on India's aspirations to host the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as strategies to strengthen athletics in the country from the grassroots level to global excellence.

Coe was accompanied by Jon Ridgeon, CEO of World Athletics, and Helen Delany, Director of International Relations & Development at World Athletics. The Indian delegation included Adille Sumariwala, President of the Athletics Federation of India, Ravinder Chaudhary, Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of India, and senior officials from the Ministry of Sports.