Ahmedabad has pledged to “lay the foundation” for the next 100 years of the Commonwealth Games after it was formally named as host of the 2030 Centenary Games yesterday.
The Indian city won approval from the Commonwealth Sport membership at the 2025 General Assembly in Glasgow.
The city, also known as Amdavad in the western state of Gujarat, was officially ratified by the 74 Commonwealth member nations after being recommended last month by Commonwealth Sport’s evaluation committee ahead of Abuja, Nigeria.
Commonwealth officials revealed on Wednesday that there were originally five nations interested in hosting the Games.
The 2030 Games will also feature 15 to 17 sports, marking an increase from the 10 scheduled for next year’s pared-down version in Glasgow, including athletics, swimming, table tennis, bowls, and weightlifting along with their Para-sport counterparts plus artistic gymnastics, netball, and boxing.
Sports also under consideration include archery, badminton, 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball, T20 cricket, cycling, diving, hockey, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, rugby sevens, shooting, squash, triathlon, and wrestling.
Ahmedabad will also have the option to propose up to two new or traditional sports for the October 2030 event, scheduled to accommodate seasonal weather conditions.
The process to finalise the rest of the programme will start next month and the full lineup will be announced next year.
—Reuters
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