India’s bid to host 2036 Olympics

Prime Minister has recently articulated regarding India’s aspiration to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and become the only fourth Asian country to host the Games.

How is bidding done for hosting the Olympics?

• As per the procedure followed by International Olympic Committee (IOC), the process to elect the host city for the Olympics generally begins at least 7-9 years prior to that Olympic year and the final decision is generally made by all the member nations of the IOC along with the executive board of IOC after a detailed analysis of all the bids received, over the period of 2 years.
  
  
• The stages involved in bidding are;
  • Initiation: The bidding process generally starts with IOC sending invitational letters to all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to submit the bids for the Olympic Games.
  • After getting confirmatory letters of compliance to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code from all the NOCs, a time of approximately one month is given to the NOCs to submit the names of the cities interested in hosting the Olympics.

• Submission of application files and guarantee letters:
  • In case there are several potential candidatures in the same country for the same edition of the Olympic Games, NOC reserves the right to decide upon the one city that will represent that country during the bidding process.
  • Cities interested in bidding for the games are then asked to submit the application file/docket to the executive board of IOC along with financial guarantees and letters of guarantees from various stakeholders.
  • These guarantees include many assurances like no other event will take place during the Olympic Games or one week before or after it, along with a guarantee that all the Olympic-related goods will be imported without any customs duty.
• Submission of the candidature files & IOC Visit:
  • IOC scores all the applicants based on different parameters to assess the quality and feasibility of the applicant cities.
  • The parameters include the basic concept of the game, Accommodation facilities, Transport facilities, safety & security, telecommunication, government and public support, Finance & marketing, etc.
  • The overall concept of the games, legal, political, financial and marketing aspects of the game are a few of the other facets that are covered in this candidature files.
  • The files are normally presented in English as well as the French language in a specifically drafted format as specified by the IOC.
  • The Final Vote: The selection process culminates with a voting stage wherein all the IOC members vote for the candidate cities to elect the host in a democratic way.
  • The voting is a part of the IOC session celebrating the international meet of all the IOC members.