Ahmedabad Confirmed As Venue For 2030 Commonwealth Games

Ahmedabad has been ratified as the official host for the Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 at Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow on Wednesday, according to NDTV reports.

India had last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, when it was held in New Delhi.

It was a mere formality for the general assembly of 74 members to put a seal of approval on India's bid after Ahmedabad was recommended as the proposed host of the centenary edition by the Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board last month.

That recommendation followed a process overseen by the Commonwealth Sport's Evaluation Committee.

"India brings scale, youth, ambition, rich culture, enormous sporting passion and relevance...We start our next century for the Commonwealth Games in good health," said Dr. Donald Rukare, President of Commonwealth Sport.

The decision also bolstered India's ambition to be an Olympic host in 2036.

Ahmedabad, the city which is in the race for Olympic hosting rights as well, has upgraded its sports infrastructure on a war footing in the last one decade.

India was facing competition from the Nigerian city of Abuja for the 2030 bid. But Commonwealth Sport decided to instead consider the African nation for the 2034 edition.

The first Commonwealth Games, then called the British Empire Games, was held in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.

PT Usha, President of the Commonwealth Games Association of India commented on the decision and said, "We are deeply honoured by the trust shown by Commonwealth Sport. The 2030 Games will not only celebrate a hundred years of the Commonwealth Movement but also lay the foundation for the next century."

She added that this will bring together athletes, communities, and cultures from across the Commonwealth in a spirit of friendship and progress.