NEW DELHI: India has expressed curiosity in internet hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Video games and has proposed to conduct all of the disciplines that had been excluded from the 2026 version in Glasgow.
The first goal behind this proposal is to make sure that India’s medal tally stays unaffected when the occasion is held in Glasgow. The final date to submit an ‘Expression of Curiosity’ to host the 2030 CWG is March 31, and the sports activities ministry is predicted to provoke the method quickly.
“We’re serious about internet hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Video games and a proper interplay has taken place with the Commonwealth Video games Federation on this. Now we have additionally proposed that every one the disciplines which were faraway from the 2026 CWG be held in India,” a supply instructed PTI.
The ministry’s push to have the axed occasions of the 2026 version in India stems from the truth that key sports activities comparable to hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket, and capturing had been dropped from this system by the host metropolis Glasgow.
This resolution was made to maintain the occasion budget-friendly and streamline logistics, as solely 4 venues will host all the showpiece.
India had beforehand proposed the same association for the archery and capturing competitions of the 2022 CWG in Birmingham, which was permitted by the CGF and the host metropolis. Nonetheless, the concept couldn’t be executed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Along with the Commonwealth Video games, India can also be eyeing the internet hosting rights of the 2036 Olympic Video games. A letter of intent was despatched to the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) final 12 months, and additional progress is predicted after the IOC elections conclude subsequent month.
It’s price noting that India final hosted the Commonwealth Video games in 2010, and the nation’s curiosity in internet hosting main sporting occasions displays its ambition to determine itself as a outstanding vacation spot for worldwide sporting competitions.
