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India will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It will be India's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
An extensive bidding process for the 2026 Commonwealth Games began in 2018, and ended in 2022 with the announcement of the state of Victoria, Australia being the host. The host city was to be announced in 2019 in Rwanda, but was cancelled over lack of interest. The winning bid was announced by Dame Louise Martin, head of the CWG.
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- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Birmingham announced as host of 2022 event". BBC Sport. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships cancelled | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
