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grassroots level with excellent infrastructure, and the the Olympics, several sporting events will be held at the
National Sports Development Funds (NSDF) FIT India Naranpura Sports Complex, which occupies 20.39 acres
Movement. and cost Rs 631.77 crore. The state government is also
Ahmedabad is in the process of preparing to bid to host developing an Olympic Village at Manipur-Godhavi, on
the 2036 Olympics. At a cost of over Rs 6,000 crore, western edge of the city, through the Ahmedabad Urban
the 236-acre Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave Development Authority (Auda), the state government is
is being created next to the Narendra Modi Stadium. also preparing to build an Olympic Village in Manipur-
It will include facilities for twenty different Olympic Godhavi, which is located on the city’s western edge.
sports. Declaring that India wants to host the Olympics “Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by
in 2036, Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated the rule, it teaches you to know what
his faith in the country’s potential after successfully it feels like to win and lose, it teaches you about life, it’s
organizing more than 200 G20 events nationwide last a great leveler.”
year Additionally if Ahmedabad is selected to bid for
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