India has got the hosting rights of Commonwealth Games 2030, it will be organized in Ahmedabad. The host of this event will be formally announced at 6 pm. Currently the Commonwealth Sports Executive Board is meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. Nigeria was also involved in the hosting race along with India. India also wants to host the 2036 Olympic Games, hosting the Commonwealth Games is a positive step in that direction.

India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, when the event was held in the country’s capital Delhi. This time the event will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where work is being done to improve sports infrastructure for the last several years.

Where will the next edition of Commonwealth Games take place?

The next edition of the Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2026.

24th edition of Commonwealth Games will be held in Ahmedabad

The 2030 Commonwealth Games has been officially named XXIV Commonwealth Games. This will be the 24th edition of the tournament. Players from 74 countries around the world will participate in it. This will be the third time that the Commonwealth Games will be held in Asia. Earlier it was organized in Delhi in 2010 and Kuala Lumpur in 1998. The previous edition took place in 2022 in the city of Birmingham, England.

Big achievement towards the dream of hosting 2036 Olympics

India is among the contenders to host the 2036 Olympics. The country also wants to host this big event. Let us tell you that if this happens, it will be the first time that India will host the Olympic Games. Hosting the Commonwealth Games 2030 is a great achievement towards that dream.

Many sports have been organized in Ahmedabad in recent times. This also includes AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers, Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship. In the coming times too, many tournaments (Asian Weightlifting Championship, Asia Para-Archery Cup etc.) will be organized here. An Athlete Village complex will also be built in the city for 3000 players.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has approved the bid for hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedbar. This decision was taken on August 27, for which the cooperation agreement was signed and everyone’s approval was included on giving assistance to the Gujarat government when India’s bid was approved.

Athletes from 72 countries are expected to participate in the Commonwealth Games and sports can also be played in the world’s largest stadium. The Union Cabinet has given the right to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to carry forward the bidding process. Efforts are included on different ministries, authorities and departments for the efforts to host.

Ahmedabad in Gujarat has been selected as a proposed city for hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The infrastructure of Ahmedabad, which also comes to the Narendra Modi Stadium, which proved the ability to host its big event when there was a successful event of the 2023 ODI World Cup final.

Usually when this level of events are held, it also consists of athletes, coaches, team officials, employees, tourists and media employees from all over the world. If India hosts, then it can make a lot of profit from the region financially.

The Press Information Bureau issued a press release that the Commonwealth Games will not only raise the name of India in the sports world, but it will promote tourism, people will get jobs and young athletes will get inspiration. Those countries participate in the Commonwealth Games, which once used to be the British rule.

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