Nita Ambani Envisions 'An Olympics That The World Will Never Forget' On Indian Soil

Published 19 June 2026 · sports

Nita Ambani Envisions 'An Olympics That The World Will Never Forget' On Indian Soil Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 16:48 IST Nita Ambani

Nita Ambani Envisions 'An Olympics That The World Will Never Forget' On Indian Soil Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 16:48 IST Nita Ambani says Reliance Foundation is focusing on Olympic sports, reiterating her dream to organise an edition of the Games 'that the world will never forget' in India. Nita Ambani at the Wankhede Stadium. Indian businesswoman and philanthropist Nita Ambani on Thursday said the Reliance Foundation is sharpening its focus on Olympic disciplines as it looks to strengthen the country’s medal prospects on the global stage, while also reiterating her long-held dream of bringing the Olympic Games to the country. Speaking at the 49th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries, Mrs. Ambani highlighted the foundation’s growing contribution to Indian sport. She said that athletes supported by the Reliance Foundation secured 386 medals across national and international competitions over the past year.

“This year, our Reliance Foundation athletes won 386 national and international medals," Mrs. Ambani, the chairperson and founder of the Foundation, said. “We are now focused on Olympic sports where India has the highest potential to shine on the world stage: archery, athletics, boxing, shooting, wrestling, and badminton." She said the foundation’s sporting initiatives extend beyond elite performance and are aimed at nurturing young talent while instilling core life values through sport. In partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Mrs. Ambani said the foundation is working with children from a very young age. “We are also using sport to do what it does best: teach values – values of friendship, excellence, respect, discipline, resilience, and teamwork. We start working with them when they are as young as three," she said.

Ambani, the first and only Indian woman to serve as a member of the IOC, also spoke about the country’s aspirations on the global sporting stage and her personal ambition of seeing the Olympic Games hosted in the country. “As an IOC Member and a proud Indian, I carry a dream very close to my heart – a dream shared by over 1.4 billion Indians – to bring the Olympic Games to India," she said. She described a vision in which the sporting world gathers on Indian soil, with packed arenas celebrating not only athletic achievement but also the values and spirit that define the Olympic movement. Ambani said such an event would be a moment of immense national pride. “… a dream in which the sporting world comes together on Indian soil, our hearts fill with pride, and our arenas with triumph – not just triumph of talent, but also of the human spirit.