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The exhibition comprises a detailed walkthrough of India’s Olympic journey over the last century, the success the country has enjoyed in the past, and its recent resurgence with an eye on the future. read more
 "Exhibition commemorating 100 Years of India at Olympic Games opens in Paris")
An exhibition on ‘100 Years of India at Olympics’ was inaugurated on Olympic Day (23 June) in Paris, the host city of the 2024 Sumer Games. The exhibition comprises a detailed walkthrough of India’s Olympic journey over the last century, the success the country has enjoyed in the past, and its recent resurgence with an eye on the future. It also celebrates the life and legacy of Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Olympic Movement and has been arranged in association with the Pierre de Coubertin Family Association.
The exhibition is being be hosted at the Town Hall of the 7th Arrondissement, Paris, and will go on till the end of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in September.
The inauguration of the exhibition was attended by the chairperson of the JSW Foundation, Sangita Jindal and Inspire Institute of Sport founder Parth Jindal who were joined by the president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, minister of culture, Madame Rachida Dati, ambassador of India to the Republic of France, Jawed Ashraf and the president of the Pierre de Coubertin Family Association, Alexandra de Navacelle.
Speaking on the occasion, Sangita Jindal said, “JSW Group is pleased to support the curation of ‘100 Years of India at Olympics’ at the Genius of Sport exhibition in Paris. Through this unique Exhibition, we celebrate the life and legacy of Pierre De Coubertin and 100 years of India’s remarkable Olympic journey and success. We share Pierre De Coubertin’s vision and belief that Sport has the ability to change the world differently by transcending borders and bringing people together in the spirit of peace and friendship."
Thomas Bach, president of the IOC said, “Thanks to this magnificent exhibition, the public will be able to discover and rediscover an astonishing and multi-faceted man and measure the extent of his work. France and the French people should be proud to have a compatriot like Pierre de Coubertin. A visionary whose message of a world united in peaceful competition through sport resonates even more strongly today.”
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