Kejriwal Again Pitches For A Olympics In Delhi, Says City Will Host Games After 2047
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the national capital is working on hosting the Olympics in the city after 2047.
Speaking on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, the chief minister thanked Olympic medalists and said the country has to prepare to win 70 medals next time. He invited sportspersons to join the Delhi government's Sports University.
Citing his government's vision of Delhi in 2047, Kejriwal said the city's per capita income should be equal to Singapore and added that it could be achieved if both the government and people work together.
This is not the first time Kejriwal has made his desire to host the Olympics in Delhi clear.
In March this year also the Delhi CM had made a similar comment, saying that the national capital will bid to get an opportunity to host the Olympics in 2048.
?"We will talk to the Centre in this regard but before that we have prepared for it so that Delhi can be considered one of the venues for Olympics in 2048. To grab this opportunity, we need to develop world-class stadiums, sports clubs, infrastructure regarding sports and also develop Delhi as world-class city to get the attention of the Olympics committee," he had said in March.
The previous major multi-sport event Delhi hosted was the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2010, which became infamous for corruption. Before that Delhi had hosted the 1982 Asian Games.
