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Modi reaffirms India’s 2036 Olympic vision
Orissa POST
|January 05, 2026
PM INAUGURATES 72ND SENIOR NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday asserted that India is preparing with full strength to host the 2036 Olympic Games, and declared his government was committed to providing "more and more players greater opportunities to compete" by hosting mega sporting events in the country.
Addressing the inaugural function of the 72nd Senior National Volleyball Championship, being held here, via video conference, Modi said, the government was making every possible effort to provide exposure to budding athletes to take up Olympic sports, and schemes like Khelo India were proving a game-changer in harnessing talent.
"The 2030 Commonwealth Games will be held in India, and the country is making strong efforts to host the 2036 Olympics, with the aim of giving more and more players greater opportunities to compete," said Modi.
“Through the Khelo India campaign, hundreds of youth have had the chance to advance to the national level,” added Modi.
This story is from the January 05, 2026 edition of Orissa POST.
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