The IOC membership approved Mumbai's application during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
[3] Due to several problems related to Indian Olympic Association, the session was delayed to October 2023.
The host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics was initially going to be selected at this session, but the IOC pushed that date back to 2024.
In August 2022, it was confirmed that nine sports had bid to be included in the games, with presentations made later that month.
Following the 2023 Canada–India diplomatic crisis, India announced that it would not grant visas to Canadian citizens after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Indian government involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was a Canadian citizen.