Ahmedabad to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

Ahmedabad has been recommended to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport announced on Wednesday.

The board said Ahmedabad, also known as Amdavad, will be proposed to the full Commonwealth Sport membership, with the final decision to be taken at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow on November 26.

“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,” the Executive Board said in a statement.

Ahmedabad is the main city in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat and is home to the 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium — the world’s largest cricket arena.

India has also shown interest in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics, having submitted a formal letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee last year.

Ahmedabad was chosen over the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Amit Shah hails ‘day of pride’

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the development, calling it “a day of immense joy and pride for India.”

“Heartiest congratulations to every citizen of India on Commonwealth Association’s approval of India’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games 2030 in Ahmedabad,” Shah said.

Games return to stable ground

The Commonwealth Games faced uncertainty last year after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host for the 2026 edition due to costs.

The Scottish city of Glasgow later agreed to host a scaled-down version of the event, meaning Britain will stage two consecutive editions, following Birmingham in 2022.

Centenary edition in 2030

The 2030 Commonwealth Games will mark 100 years since the first Games were held in Hamilton, Canada, in 1930.