It is an absolute honour to host the historic International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in India after 40 years and in Mumbai for the primary time, IOC member Nita Ambani mentioned in her handle on the opening ceremony of the 141st IOC Session. Lauding the work performed by the Narendra Modi authorities in growth of sports activities and athletes, Nita Ambani mentioned beneath the Prime Minister, India has additionally change into a sporting energy.

“Respected Prime Minister, we’re crammed with immense pleasure that you’ve got joined us at this time. You are the chief of the world’s largest democracy – architect of latest India. Your help to sports activities has made this session in India a actuality… It is an absolute honour for us to host this historic IOC Session in India after 40 years and in Mumbai for the primary time ever…”,” Mrs Ambani mentioned.

“…Today, greater than ever our world must reunite in fraternity and solidarity. This can not occur on battlefields, it might solely occur on sports activities fields…,” she added.

India is taking a massive leap forward in its journey as an Olympic nation with Mumbai hosting the 141st session of the IOC from October 15 to 17, 2023. The IOC session is returning to India after a gap of 40 years. New Delhi had hosted the 86th edition of the IOC session in 1983.

The IOC session is the supreme decision-making body of the Olympic movement. It discusses and decides on the key activities of the global Olympics movement, including adoption or amendment of the Olympic Charter, election of IOC members and office-bearers and election of the host city of Olympics.

An Indian delegation led by Nita Ambani, the first Indian woman to be elected as an IOC member, had made a compelling pitch at the 139th IOC session in Beijing in February 2022, following which Mumbai received overwhelming endorsement for its bid with 99% of the votes in its favour from the delegates participating in the process.