Nita Ambani Unanimously Re-Elected As IOCM: Paris Olympic, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: With the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games scheduled to begin this weekend, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 24 announced that Nita Ambani, has been re-elected unanimously as the IOC from India at the 142nd session. Nita is the founder of Reliance Foundation and won unanimously with 100 per cent of the vote.

Founder and Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation

As Founder and Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani seeks to empower millions of Indians with resources and opportunities. She drives various initiatives across sport, education, health, art and culture – all aimed at improving the lives of people across the country. Reliance Foundation is at the forefront of driving India’s sports growth with its programmes from grassroots to the elite, reaching more than 22.9 million children and youth in India since its inception.

India’s first woman to join the IOC

Nita Ambani was first appointed to join the prestigious body in 2016, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Since then, as India’s first woman to join the IOC, Nita Ambani has already made great strides for the association, whilst also championing India’s sporting ambitions and Olympic vision. This includes recently hosting the first IOC session in Mumbai for over 40 years, in October 2023, which was hailed as showcasing the new, ambitious India to the world.