Australia ready to offer expertise as India aims to host Olympics in 2036
Highlighting Australia's experience, Green pointed to the country's track record of hosting global sporting spectacles, including the Summer Olympics in 1956 (Melbourne) and 2000 (Sydney), along with multiple editions of the Commonwealth Games in 1982, 2006, and 2018. He underlined how Australia's expertise in delivering events of such magnitude could be valuable for India as it prepares to make its case for the Olympics.'Australia has strong capabilities in elite sport. We were fourth on the medal table last time and we also know a great deal about running major sporting events: building stadiums, marketing, security, ticketing, all the disciplines needed. We would very much like to partner with India as it develops its capability for hosting such events,' Green explained.The High Commissioner also pointed to Australia's role in India's growing sports infrastructure. Notably, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad—the world's largest cricket stadium—was designed by an Australian firm. Green highlighted this as a symbol of how both nations could cooperate on a larger scale.'Why not the Olympics? After all, the Narendra Modi Stadium was designed by an Australian firm, which is also working on other sports precincts in India—that's incredible,' he added.With India openly expressing its intention to bid for the 2036 Olympics, Australia's willingness to share expertise signals the start of what could be a major sporting partnership between two cricketing powerhouses looking to expand their influence across global sport.- EndsTrending Reel
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