Seb Coe backs India as 'right host' ahead of centenary edition of Commonwealth Games
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It will be just the second time the Games have been held in India, the world’s most populous nation, following the 2010 edition in New Delhi
The Indian city of Amdavad has been officially awarded the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the centenary edition, following a vote at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday, 26 November.
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The bid, centred on the Gujarat city also known as Ahmedabad, follows Glasgow 2026 in the Games calendar.
It will be just the second time the Games have been held in India, the world’s most populous nation, following the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
For athletics, the confirmation locks in one of the sport’s key global multi-sport stages for the next decade. The full list of sports will be finalised next year.
“I was in Delhi in 2010 when the Indian women’s 4x400m team won the nation’s first track gold at a Games since 1958,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.
“The roar inside the stadium that night was deafening. I said then that it felt like a moment that could change the course of athletics in Asia and inspire people who had never even seen a track before."
He continues, "With the 2030 Games marking the centenary of the Commonwealth movement, India’s ambitions make this the right host at the right time.
The Games can accelerate participation, investment and infrastructure, while giving Indian athletes the chance to shine at home on a multi-sport stage.
The country is already expressing interest in hosting major global athletics events, and the long-term aspiration to host a World Athletics Championships, and one day the Olympic Games, is a powerful sign of a nation thinking boldly about its sporting future.”
