The India Olympic Association asked its government for permission for a 2032 Olympic bid, the organization’s president said, according to Reuters.
“I am telling them if you bid, I will make sure you get it,” N. Ramachandran said, according to the report, adding that he has discussed hosting an Olympics with IOC president Thomas Bach.
The 2024 and 2028 Olympics could both be awarded this summer to Los Angeles and Paris, making the next available Summer Games not until 2032.
India has never been an Olympic bid finalist but has hosted the Commonwealth Games.