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New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Committee (IOC), which is the National Olympic Committee for India, has initiated the dialogue process with the Future Host Commission (FHC) of the International Olympic Committee in its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games in India.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
The Future Host Commission (FHC) is the dedicated body of the International Olympic Committee, which deals with the subject of allocating the hosting rights for the Olympics.
The allotment of hosting rights for the Olympics is done by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through a detailed host selection process spelt out in the public domain. The interested National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are required to initiate a dialogue with the FHC, which subsequently becomes a Continuous Dialogue and finally, a Targeted Dialogue with the select NOCs.
Once the FHC completes this dialogue, the IOC Executive Board holds an election wherein the members vote for an award of the hosting rights for the concerned Olympic Games.
It may be mentioned that the inclusion of any sports discipline in the Olympic Games is decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Among other things, IOC has prescribed that a sport discipline must be governed by an International Federation which undertakes to follow the rules of the Olympic Charter and it must also be practised widely across the world and meet various criteria.
Unless otherwise decided by the IOC Executive Board, such decision by the Session, the supreme organ of IOC, shall occur, in principle seven years prior to the opening of the concerned Olympic Games, or at the Session electing the relevant host of the Olympic Games, whichever occurs later.
– global bihari bureau
