班加罗尔，10月7日：印度申办2036年奥运会，是其更广泛计划的核心——该计划旨在将印度打造为体育强国。印度奥林匹克协会首席执行官拉古拉姆·伊耶周三向路透社表示，协会坚信印度能够在这一激烈竞争的过程中脱颖而出。
BENGALURU, Oct 7 : India's bid for the 2036 Olympics sits at the heart of a wider effort to transform the country into a sporting superpower and the Indian Olympic Association is convinced it can come out on top in a fiercely competitive process, its chief executive officer Raghuram Iyer told Reuters on Wednesday.
周二，国际奥林匹克委员会宣布，世界人口最多的国家印度，与德国、卡塔尔、匈牙利、土耳其、南非和韩国一道，成为2036年奥运会的主办候选国，此举标志着印度体育雄心的又一步进展。
India's ambitions took a step forward on Tuesday after the International Olympic Committee said the world's most populous nation along with Germany, Qatar, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea were in the running to stage the 2036 Games.
然而，此次申办仍面临诸多挑战：印度缺乏近期举办综合性运动会的经验，印度奥林匹克协会内部存在治理问题，奥运奖牌成绩有限，反兴奋剂记录不佳，这些因素都对申办不利。
The bid faces no shortage of challenges with the lack of recent experience hosting multi-sport Games, governance issues within the IOA, limited Olympic medal success and its poor doping record all counting against India.
尽管障碍重重，伊耶认为，与国际奥委会的密切合作以及举办国际赛事经验的积累，将帮助印度成功申办奥运会。官方视此次申办为提升国家体育实力的跳板。“我们的使命是成为体育强国，”伊耶在电话中告诉路透社。
Despite the hurdles, Iyer argued that close engagement with the IOC and growing experience in hosting international events would help India secure the Games, which officials see as a springboard for its sporting ambitions.
“这并非一次性的活动，而是一个完整的进程。我们希望印度终有一天能成为体育强国，跻身世界前十甚至前五。
"We have the mission to become a sporting superpower," Iyer told Reuters in a telephone call.
“这种影响将延续下去，直到体育成为每个印度人日常生活的一部分。因为体育的意义远不止赢得奖牌，它关乎健康、体能、心理健康，以及整个国家变得更加健康、更强壮。”
"It is not a one-off event. It is a complete process we're in and hoping that India one day becomes a superpower and comes in the top 10 in the world or the top five in the world.
2010年新德里英联邦运动会筹备期间，场馆漏水、住宿条件恶劣等一系列丑闻，严重损害了印度作为国际综合性体育赛事主办方的声誉。
"The legacy will continue until sports becomes a part of daily life of every Indian, because it's more than just winning medals, it's all about health, fitness, mental well-being and the nation becoming healthier and fitter overall." A series of embarrassments over leaking stadiums and filthy accommodation in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games hosted by New Delhi in 2010 muddied India's reputation as hosts of international multi-sport events.
然而，自去年以来，印度已在15个城市举办了数十场国际赛事，并计划在2028年前举办65场赛事。印度希望这一目标能够证明其有能力举办奥运会这样的综合性体育盛会。
Since last year, however, the country has staged dozens of international competitions across 15 cities and is on course to host 65 events by 2028 - a target it hopes will demonstrate its capacity to stage a multi-sport spectacle like the Games.
下一步是下个月向国际奥委会（IOC）的未来主办城市委员会进行展示，随后各申办城市将接受可行性评估、实地考察和详细审查，之后国际奥委会才会缩小候选范围。
The next step is presentations to the IOC's Future Host Commission next month and bids will then go through feasibility assessments, site visits and detailed reviews before the IOC narrows the field.
预计2028年底将确定首选候选城市名单，国际奥委会成员则将于2029年选举主办城市。
A shortlist of preferred candidates is expected in late 2028, with IOC members due to elect the host in 2029.
拥有丰富奥运经验的竞争者 伊耶表示，印度奥委会致力于与国际奥委会合作，消除申办过程中可能存在的任何“盲点”，并且该机构已经开始着手解决一些潜在问题。
CHALLENGERS WITH OLYMPIC PEDIGREE Iyer said the IOA was committed to working with the IOC to iron out any "blind spots" in the bid and the body has already started addressing some potential issues.
去年访问国际奥委会后，印度奥委会宣布启动一项新的反兴奋剂教育计划，试图扭转其连续三年位居世界反兴奋剂机构违规国家榜首的局面。
After visiting the IOC last year, it announced a new anti-doping education programme in an attempt to tackle its position atop the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of offenders for three straight years.
此外，在印度因治理和选举争议而面临被禁止参加2024年巴黎奥运会的风险后，印度奥委会也承诺将保持内部团结。
The IOA also offered assurances of unity after India was threatened with a ban from the 2024 Paris Games over governance and election disputes.
印度将面临拥有更丰富奥运经验的竞争对手，例如往届主办国德国和韩国，而卡塔尔则拥有举办2022年世界杯足球赛的丰富经验。
India would be up against rivals with far stronger Olympic pedigrees like former hosts Germany and South Korea, while Qatar brings with it the experience of having staged the 2022 soccer World Cup.
位于印度西部的艾哈迈达巴德市是总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的政治大本营，也是印度申办计划的核心。该市计划主办2030年英联邦运动会，并可能承办2038年亚运会。
The western city of Ahmedabad, the political stronghold of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is central to India's ambitions and is lined up to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games and potentially the 2038 Asian Games.
《印度时报》去年报道，艾哈迈达巴德和甘地纳加尔已制定了详细的主办计划，预计成本约为35.1亿至66.1亿美元。
The Times of India reported last year that Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar detailed a blueprint to host the Games with costs estimated around $3.51 billion to $6.61 billion.
伊耶表示，印度申办计划背后是政府和私营部门对体育领域投资的持续增长。他认为，随着资源投入的增加，印度在国际赛场上的表现也开始逐步提升。
Iyer said that India's bid was being driven by growing investment in sport from both the government and private sector, arguing that greater resources were beginning to translate into stronger performances on the international stage.
自1900年以来，印度在奥运会上共获得41枚奖牌，其中7枚来自五年前的东京奥运会，6枚来自2024年巴黎奥运会。
India have claimed a total of 41 medals at the Olympics since 1900, with seven of them coming at the Tokyo Games five years ago and six from Paris 2024.
“在过去几年里，大家已经看到了体育领域所受到的关注，以及来自政府、私营部门和相关各方投入的巨额资金，”伊耶补充道。
"You've seen over the couple of years the kind of focus that's been on sport and the kind of investment that's coming from the government, the private sector and from the various parties involved," Iyer added.
“目前各方投入了大量精力，其中一些成果也已经开始在国际舞台上显现出来。”
"There's a lot of focus and some of it's also showing in the results that are coming out on the international stage.
“奥运会是最高水平的赛事。我们的目标是争取举办权，希望最终能够成功主办，并在此过程中，成为我们向往的体育大国和体育强国。”
"The Olympics is the ultimate (thing). Our ambition is to pitch for it, hopefully host it and in the process, become the sporting nation and the sporting powerhouse we want to be."