Commonwealth Games to held in India after 20 years? Know which city will host after Delhi?

The host nation will be selected by the Commonwealth Games General Assembly in Glasgow in late November. India previously hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in New Delhi.

New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally approved the Nation's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 during its Special General Meeting (SGM) today on Wednesday. Although India has already expressed interest in hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad the country must submit proposals for the final bid by 31 August. Canada's withdrawal has improved India's chances of hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030.

The bid to host the Commonwealth Games was unanimously approved by the General Body IOA Joint Secretary Kalyan Chaubey declared following the more than half-hour-long Special General Meeting. We will now move forward with our preparations rapidly.

India's Chance To Host Increased

India's chances of hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030 have improved since Canada was eliminated from the competition. All sports will be included in the Commonwealth Games 2020 stated Rohit Rajpal a member of the Executive Council. It will cover every sport in which we have a good chance of taking home medals.

In order to visit Gujarat government officials and examine the venues a group of Commonwealth Games officials headed by their Sports Director Darren Hall recently traveled to Ahmedabad. Later this month a sizable delegation from the Commonwealth Games is anticipated to arrive.

Host Nation Will Chosen In Glasgow

The host nation will be chosen in Glasgow during the final week of November by the Commonwealth Games General Assembly. Due to financial constraints Rajpal cited the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games shortlist which leaves out popular sports like shooting, badminton, hockey and wrestling. The games are divided into three groups. The primary Commonwealth Games sports which are always present are followed by the host nations optional sports and finally the extra sports. These will also consist of our native and traditional games.

Commonwealth Games in 2010

India had previously hosted the 2010 multisport competition in National Capital New Delhi. From October 3–14 2010 India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. India finished the Games in second place behind Australia with 101 medals overall including 38 gold. India took home more than 100 medals overall for the first time in the Games history.

India achieved a total of more than 100 medals for the first time in the Games history. Additionally Ashish Kumar won a silver and a bronze giving India its first-ever gymnastics medals. When Krishna Poonia won gold in the womens discus throw India also won an athletic gold medal after a 52-year hiatus. In addition Geeta Phogat won the first gold medal in womens wrestling for India.