India Anticipates Double-Digit Medal Tally at Paris Olympics, Predicts Nita Ambani

India is much expected of a great performance from its athletes as the Paris Olympics 2024 unfolds. The country looks forward to outstanding performances, therefore strengthening national pride and solidarity. India, full of great aspirations and expectations, is looking forward to delegates displaying sportsmanship, talent, and will on the international scene.

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Nita Ambani anticipates another best-level medal haul from the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024

Sports administrator and IOC member Nita Ambani has stated that India is expected to win double digits of medals in Paris, following the highs of the Tokyo Olympics, where the nation achieved its greatest-ever medal tally.

In an exclusive interview with PTI, she added that the day when India hosts the Olympics is "not far" away, while discussing the opening of "India House" at La Villette.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in October of last year that India would make a daring bid for the 2036 Olympics, promising to do everything it takes to realise the aspirations of the nation's 1.4 billion citizens.

"We are going to do very well. Forty seven per cent of our athletes are girls. All for women power and all for our young boys and girls, we are rooting and cheering for them. I hope we can see double digits in medals for the first time. Go India go, make India proud," Nita said.

A day after the Paris Olympics began with a glimmering opening ceremony that had the attention of the world, the India House, the first-ever country house at the Olympics, had a star-studded opening ceremony attended by BCCI secretary Jay Shah and IOC officials and administrators.

"India has arrived. It is time that the flame that was first lit in Athens must light the sky in our ancient land — Bharat. The day is not far when India will host the Olympic Games. Let this be our collective resolve at the opening of the India House," she added.

"For the first time, India has its own house at the Paris 2024 Olympics. It's a place where we are going to honour our athletes, celebrate their achievements, and wish them well.

"We will celebrate our heritage and our culture, with many of our artisans present and cultural programs scheduled. This is going to be a home away from home for our athletes.

Asked how this idea come to her mind, she said: "When I went to Brazil, Korea Winter Olympics, and then Tokyo, we didn't have an India House.

"I just felt that India, with its 1.4 billion people, needed a house of its own. So that's when I started thinking about having an Indian House at the Olympics for our athletes and everyone to see what the spirit of India really is.

"Envisioned as a symbol of India's Olympic aspiration, we hope that it becomes a home away from home for our athletes where we honour them and salute their achievements," she added. 

(With PTI inputs)