MUMBAI ¨C World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he was delighted with India¡¯s interest in hosting the 2036 summer Games but cautioned the South Asian nation that organizing an Olympics was one of the world¡¯s most complex projects.
Coe, 68, a two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters, is one of seven people bidding to replace Thomas Bach as the next president of the International Olympic Committee.
India is a growing sports power but has never hosted the Olympics. Its capital, New Delhi, hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, a $6 billion event billed as Delhi¡¯s answer to the Beijing Olympics.
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