译文来源：三泰虎博客
外文标题：India may bid for 2024 Olympics
外文地址：http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-may-bid-for-2024-Olympics/articleshow/46789760.cms
BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will meet later this month in New Delhi to discuss India's likely bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.
"The Union government is exploring the possibility of India hosting the Olympics. This will be one of the key issues to be discussed by the PM and Bach," sources told TOI.
本月底，莫迪总理和国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫将在新德里会晤，讨论印度可能申办2024年奥运会的事宜。
“联邦政府正在探索印度主办奥运会的可能性。这将是总理与巴赫讨论的关键问题之一。”消息人士对《印度时报》说。
Bach, who will visit the country on April 27, is bullish about India and is keen that the country bid for the Games, sources said. "How can we ignore a country of 1.2 billion people?" sources quoted him as saying.
Reports in sections of the media had said Ahmedabad had been chosen as the host city for the bid. But a source denied it, saying, "The venue was not discussed at all. When there is no final decision on whether India needs to bid or not, how can we shortlist the venue?"
消息人士称，巴赫将于4月27日访问印度，他看好印度，热衷于让印度申请奥运会。“我们如何能忽视12亿人口的大国。”消息人士引述他的话称。
媒体的报道称，艾哈迈达巴德已经被选为申奥城市。然而一位消息人士予以了否认，他说，“地点还没有拿来讨论。印度是否要申奥都还未最终敲定，又如何能列出供最后挑选用的候选名单。”
But apparently Modi was keen to know the implications of hosting an Olympics. "The PM is open to the idea of bidding for the Games. He indicated that if we launch a bid, it has to be serious. He obviously did not want a repeat of the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was hit by scandals. He wanted to know the costs, financial implications and other details," the source said.
Bach said that the 2020 Olympics in another Asian city (Tokyo) will not harm the prospects of India hosting the 2024 edition. "Among the other bidders, the US and Germany have already hosted the Olympics. We would welcome Olympics in a country which has not hosted it before. The IOC believes that Olympics in India would be a game-changer for the country. It will help in develo sports and channel the energies of youth," sources quoted him as saying.
显然，莫迪热衷于知道举办奥运会的意义。“总理对奥运会持开放的想法。他表示，如果我们申奥，那就必须严肃。他显然不希望看到受丑闻困扰的2010年英联邦运动会重演。他想知道（举办奥运会的）成本，涉及的经费问题以及其他细节。”消息人士称。
巴赫说，2020年奥运会在另一个亚洲城市（东京）举办，不会影响印度申办2024年奥运会的前景。“在其他申请国家中，美国和德国已经主办过奥运会。我们欢迎尚未举办过奥运会的国家申奥。国际奥委会相信，奥运会对印度将是规则改变者。有助于发展体育运动，引导年轻人的青春能量。”
以下是《印度时报》读者的评论：
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mannan (Memphis)
Just incase India is serious, never in Delhi please! We dont want any rape competition.
万一印度真的申奥，请别在德里举办！我们不想看到强奸比赛
unknown (Mumbai )
Plan for 2200, not before.
2200年再申请吧，在此之前就算了
Sakarwal (Unknown)
That's a really big Dream.... n i wish India full fill this.
宏伟梦想。希望印度能够实现
S T ()
The economic benefit of hosting Olympics is really questionable at the very best (and is not justified if truth be told). The costs will be very high. London Olympics cost nearly $15 billion, about $10 billion over budget. The supposed increase in tourism is never enough to justify such huge investments. With so many areas in dire need of funds - infrastructure development stands out like a sore thumb - it is really a vanity project for India at this stage of economic development.
举办奥运会的经济效益存疑。成本很高。
伦敦奥运会花了差不多150亿美元，超出预算100亿美元。
假设的旅游业增长不足以弥补巨额投资。
那么多领域急需资金，特别是基础设施发展最为突出。
就印度目前的经济发展阶段而言，奥运会是一个形象工程而已
Mihir ()
Navi Mumbai can host the Olympics by 2024 as it is a planned city with one of the best infrastructure
孟买可以主办2024年奥运会，孟买有规划，基础设施先进
nan ksn (Unknown)
Let us first build atleast one hundred kms of road as per international standards and then start thinking about Olympics and the like..!!
还是先修建至少100公里国际标准的公路，然后再考虑奥运会之类的事情！
Raju (Delhi)
The athletes may be gang raped in India.
运动员在印度也许会被轮奸
Ashutosh ()
do you know the cost of hosting Olympics? nothing less than 50 billion dollars. instead of pouring that kind of money at one place like Delhi, it wud be better to use for other infrastructure development.
你知道举办奥运会要多少钱吗？不少于500亿美元
与其把钱投入德里等一个城市，倒不如用于基础设施的发展
cool_hunk3k ()
I wanted to be an athletic and my teachers killed that dream coz they are just biased and didn't believe in talent and that's what happening in India and how can one host Olympics in a country where sports is given the last preference and cricket which is now more of business than a sport
我想成为运动员，但是老师扼杀了我的梦想，他们抱有偏见，不相信天赋，这就是印度的现状。
奥运会怎么能在一个不重视体育，而且板球被当做商业项目而非体育项目的国家举办。
Guy (Unknown)
150 million people defecate in the open and we want olympics in India! Priortize where you want to throw your money.
印度有1.5亿人在户外方便，却想要主办奥运会！
把钱投在最需要的地方吧