Australia ready to offer expertise as India aims to host Olympics in 2036

As the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) continues its ambitious pursuit of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games, Australia has stepped forward to extend its support in helping India build the capabilities required for such a monumental task.

In an exclusive interaction with Sports Today, Australia’s High Commissioner, Philip Green, expressed a strong interest in collaborating with India and described the potential for a “genuine partnership” between the two nations in the field of global sports.

“We do want to broaden the conversation beyond cricket because Australia will be hosting the Olympic Games in 2032, and India has its hand up for the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, and maybe even the Asian Games. We believe there’s a really good partnership to be built here,” Green said.

Highlighting Australia’s experience, Green pointed to the country’s track record of hosting global sporting spectacles, including the Summer Olympics in 1956 (Melbourne) and 2000 (Sydney), along with multiple editions of the Commonwealth Games in 1982, 2006, and 2018. He underlined how Australia’s expertise in delivering events of such magnitude could be valuable for India as it prepares to make its case for the Olympics.

“Australia has strong capabilities in elite sport. We were fourth on the medal table last time and we also know a great deal about running major sporting events: building stadiums, marketing, security, ticketing, all the disciplines needed. We would very much like to partner with India as it develops its capability for hosting such events,” Green explained.

The High Commissioner also pointed to Australia’s role in India’s growing sports infrastructure. Notably, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad—the world’s largest cricket stadium—was designed by an Australian firm. Green highlighted this as a symbol of how both nations could cooperate on a larger scale.

“Why not the Olympics? After all, the Narendra Modi Stadium was designed by an Australian firm, which is also working on other sports precincts in India—that’s incredible,” he added.

With India openly expressing its intention to bid for the 2036 Olympics, Australia’s willingness to share expertise signals the start of what could be a major sporting partnership between two cricketing powerhouses looking to expand their influence across global sport.