Nita Ambani’s role was instrumental in highlighting India’s potential in transforming itself into a sporting powerhouse and bringing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session back to India after 40 years.
At the 139th IOC session in Beijing in February 2022, the Indian delegation led by Nita Ambani had made Mumbai the best candidate to host the 2023 IOC session, after which India’s financial capital won the bid for the same with 99% votes.
She was elected to the IOC in 2016 and became the first Indian woman to become a member. She then expressed a deep and unwavering commitment to strengthening India’s contribution to the Olympic Movement.
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After being elected as an IOC member, she was appointed to several commissions to bring fresh perspective and skills to the IOC. Olympic Channel (2017-ongoing), Olympic Education (2017-ongoing), Culture and Olympic Legacy (2020-ongoing) . Their presence on these panels also enabled India to gain invaluable international experience in India’s efforts to strengthen India’s sports sector and engage with the Olympic Movement.
The Reliance Foundation under her chairmanship is also committed to empowering athletes from the grassroots to the top. As a result, 11 of Reliance Foundation’s 19 athletes won medals at this year’s Asian Games. This accounts for 13% of India’s total medal tally. It features 17-year-old Palak Gulia, who won gold in women’s 10m air pistol and was a member of the women’s 10m air pistol team, to Lovlina Borgohen and Kishore Kumar Jena, who sealed their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics with a silver medal.
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Reliance Foundation works with partners to create a world-class sports ecosystem across football, athletics, school and college sports.
It fosters passion for sports at the grassroots level; Creating platforms for scouting and developing sports talent; improving the quality of training and infrastructure; Providing national and international opportunities; And ultimately, enhancing athletes’ performance to help them excel at the highest levels of global sport, all the way to the Olympics. Reliance Foundation’s sports initiatives since its inception have reached 2.2 crore youth across the country.
Nita Ambani, who has championed the advancement of youth sports in India as chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, described the bid’s victory as a “major step” for India’s Olympic hopes.
“After 40 years of waiting, the Olympic movement is back in India. I am indebted to the International Olympic Committee for giving India the honor of hosting the IOC session in Mumbai in 2023. This is a significant event for India’s Olympic hopes. And it will usher in a new era in Indian sports,” she said while confirming the position for Mumbai.
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IOC President Thomas Bach also hailed the efforts of Reliance Foundation and Nita Ambani for the Olympic and sports movement in India at the Executive Committee meeting held on October 12 ahead of the Mumbai conference.
I along with my IOC colleague and friend Nita Ambani visited the Reliance Foundation and the programs they provide to children and youth through their sports and education. I am very impressed with what Reliance and their team are doing there because you have to understand that the center has children from all over India. Most of them are from underprivileged families,” Bach said.
“Children are given schooling and training to be athletes. It is one that perfectly reflects our Olympic values and approach. It is very impressive and encouraging to know that Reliance Foundation, a private organization, is doing this,” Bach clarified.
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2023-10-12 13:46:26
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