It will take key decisions, including the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Games
Forty years after it hosted a session of the International Olympic Association (IOA), in Delhi in 1983, the second such event is set to begin in the country, this time in Mumbai. The 141st session of the IOC will take place in the financial capital from October 15-17, preceded by its executive board meeting on October 12 and 13. The opening ceremony is slated for October 14.
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The event also indicates India’s rising stature in the IOC, which has been significantly buoyed by the performance of its athletes on the world stage. The country turned a corner in the 2008 Beijing Games as Bindra won a gold medal in shooting—it was India’s first-ever individual gold and the first gold since the men’s hockey team won the 1980 Games. India’s medals tally has been growing since, with the country finishing the latest edition, Tokyo 2020, with a record haul of seven medals. It included a gold medal by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has since won every marquee tournament, including the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, where India also brought home over 100 medals, the highest-ever.