In what is viewed as a precursor to its goal of hosting the 2036 Olympics, India is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030, with Ahmedabad selected as the venue for the centenary edition of the event. The executive board of Commonwealth Sport recommended Gujarat’s largest city as the ‘proposed host’ after their meeting on Wednesday. According to a statement from Commonwealth Sport, ‘ Amdavad ’ will be presented to the full Commonwealth Sport membership for formal approval at its General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 26.

India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, but the Delhi Games were marred by inadequate planning, delays in infrastructure completion, and corruption allegations.

PT Usha, president of the Indian Olympic Association, remarked that hostin

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