Overview
- Speaking in Surat, the ICC chairman said India will seek to host the 2036 Olympics in Gujarat after staging the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
- He called for a 100-medal haul in 2036, with 10 medals from Gujarat and an expectation that women will deliver at least two of them.
- He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with securing the 2030 Commonwealth Games for Gujarat and framed those Games as preparation.
- Shah misstated that India won eight medals at Paris 2024; the country’s actual tally was six.
- Reporting indicates India is preparing a 2036 bid that could compete with proposals from Qatar and Turkiye.