Overview
- The General Assembly in Glasgow is scheduled to confirm the Executive Board’s recommendation following a formal evaluation of bids from India and Nigeria.
- Commonwealth Sport has indicated support for Abuja to pursue a 2034 hosting pathway.
- India intends a larger program of roughly 15–18 sports, seeking to restore shooting, wrestling and archery and to include kabaddi and kho-kho, with the final roster expected in April.
- Ahmedabad is developing the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave and a 3,000-capacity athletes’ village and has recently hosted regional and continental events to demonstrate readiness.
- Indian officials view 2030 as a platform for a 2036 Olympic bid, while the IOC has flagged governance and performance concerns that must be addressed.