Ahmedabad all but confirmed as host for 2030 CWG after Commonwealth Sports Executive Board recommendation
The final decision on CWG's host will be taken on November 26 at the body's General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland.
Ahmedabad has been recommended as the proposed host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board. The recommendation was made on Wednesday, and the final decision will be taken on November 26 at the body's General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland.
India was up against Nigeria, but Commonwealth Sport said it wants to "develop a strategy for supporting and accelerating" the African nation's hosting ambitions for the future editions, including consideration for 2034.
EB recommends Ahmedabad's name
"The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has today confirmed that it will recommend Amdavad, India, as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games," stated a press release from Commonwealth Sport.
"Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat), will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport membership, with the final decision taking place at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow on 26 November," it added.
India are aiming to return as hosts for the Commonwealth Games, two decades after hosting the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
Where will the next CWG edition take place?
The next edition of the CWG, the 2026 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIII Commonwealth Games, will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, which will host its fourth Commonwealth Games following the 1970 and 1986 games in Edinburgh, and the 2014 Games in Glasgow.
After the Australian state of Victoria pulled out as the host, due to escalating cost projections, Gold Coast, Queensland, had offered to co-host the event, only to withdraw for similar reasons a few months later. With no host, there was a possibility that the Games might be postponed to 2027 or cancelled entirely.
However, Glasgow reached an agreement to take over the hosting rights for a scaled-back version of the event, featuring fewer sports disciplines and using existing infrastructure. Last year in August, it was confirmed that the Games would be primarily funded by AU$200 million as part of a compensation package from the Victorian government following their withdrawal.
One month later, it was announced that the Scottish government would host the games with financial backing from Commonwealth Games Australia. The downsized and low-cost edition will feature 11 sports being held in four venues and no athletes' village.
(With PTI Inputs)