India’s Ambassador Jawed Ashraf Opens ‘100 Years of India at Olympics’ Exhibition in Paris

India’s Ambassador to France, Jawed Ashraf, inaugurated an exhibition celebrating ‘100 years of India at Olympics’ along with France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. The event was sponsored by JSW Sports.

Ambassador Ashraf shared on his official X account that he spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on the development of sports in India. He said, ‘Inaugurated the exhibition on ‘100 years of India at Olympics’ sponsored by @jswsports India with Minister of Culture @datirachida and IOC President Thomas Bach. Spoke about PM @narendramodi’s emphasis on devt of sports in national transformation & India’s case to host Olympics.’

Parth Jindal, Founder of the Inspire Institute of Sport, also spoke at the event. He said, ‘It is our mission at JSW Sports to further the Olympic movement, not just in India, but in the world.’

Jindal also posted on X, expressing pride in partnering with the descendants of Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the IOC, and sponsoring the first exhibit on him. He highlighted the values of sport, togetherness, and Olympism that JSW Group believes in.

India aims to surpass its previous best medal tallies in the upcoming Paris Olympics and Paralympics. The country has already secured six quotas in boxing for the Paris Olympics 2024, with athletes like Amit Panghal, Nishant Dev, Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, and Lovlina Borgohain qualifying in different categories.

The Summer Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year.