Buoyed by the record medal haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha on October 8 supported the government's plan to place a proposal to host the 2036 Olympics.
India won an unprecedented 107 medals, including 28 gold, in the games that ended on Sunday. In the Chinese city, the country saw an increase of 37 medals from the previous best achieved in the 2018 edition.
"After this record-breaking performance in the Hangzhou Asian Games, if our country's athletes, coaches and national federations work hard, I feel we can win double digit medals in the Paris Olympics," Usha told PTI here.