NEW DELHI :India's bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been approved by the country's federal government, which hopes staging it will benefit local businesses and inspire a new generation of athletes.

The cabinet approved the bid to host the 2030 Games in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, with the lion's share of the events proposed to be held at a 132,000-seat stadium named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"It also gave its approval to sign the Host Collaboration Agreement (HCA) along with the required guarantees from concerned ministries, departments and authorities and sanction of required grant-in-aid to Gujarat Government, in case the bid gets accepted," the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Commonwealth Games bid is part of India's dream of hosting th

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