2030 Commonwealth Games

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The 2030 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIV Commonwealth Games, is expected to be held in 2030 for members of the Commonwealth of Nations. 2030 will mark the centenary of the Commonwealth Games, first held as the British Empire Games, which has been held under various names (British Empire and Commonwealth Games, British Commonwealth Games and finally Commonwealth Games) on a quadrennial basis ever since, save for the Games cancelled due to World War II.

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Bids

The bidding process for the 2030 Commonwealth Games is expected to be finalised by November 2025. [1]

Potential bids

A potential bid from South Africa was speculated ahead of the 2024 Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa. [2] Durban had previously been awarded hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games but was later stripped of hosting rights due to organizational and budget constraints, and Durban was replaced by Birmingham in 2017. [3] [4]
On January 30, 2025, Bhupendrabhai Patel, and members of the Athletics Federation of India, met with Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president Chris Jenkins in Gandhinagar to discuss a bid for the state of Gujarat to host a future Commonwealth Games. Their bid would return the scale of the games last used during the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with plans for 30 sport disciplines to be included. A venue plan was also outlined during the meeting, with two sport complexes being built with the city's bid for the 2036 Summer Olympics in mind are planned for use; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave for aquatics, boxing, 3x3 basketball, cricket, gymnastics and kabaddi, and Naranpura Sports Complex for badminton, judo and table tennis. A new sporting complex for these Games would be built in the district of Karai, featuring a 50,000 capacity athletics stadium, 5,000 capacity indoor arena, and a shooting range. Site visits are scheduled for April 2025, and an expression of interest is to be submitted by March 2025. [1] [5] [6]
On February 16, 2025, Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive officer Katie Sadleir announced her support for India's bid as a stepping stone for it hosting the 2036 Olympics, saying "hosting the Olympics would be an incredible achievement, and having the 2030 Commonwealth Games in India would be the right step towards that goal. With the right leadership, infrastructure, and passion, it is on track to becoming one of the top 10 countries in the Olympics." [7]

Cancelled bids

Alberta
A potential bid from the province of Alberta, predominantly featuring Calgary, Edmonton and possibly other cities, was examined for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. [8] [9] The bid exploration received a potential for C$4 million in financial backing from the two cities and the province. [10] On 3 August 2023, the Government of Alberta withdrew from Alberta's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid process thereby terminating the bid. [11]
Hamilton, Ontario
A group of Hamilton businessmen planned a bid for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games to mark 100 years since the city hosted the original games, briefly considered the 2026 edition when it became apparent there would be little other competition to host. But in April 2021, the spokesperson and chair for the Hamilton bid, Lou Frapporti, announced that Hamilton would scrap any bid for the 2026 edition and resume focusing on the 2030 edition instead. [12] Frapporti stated that the reason for resuming focus on 2030 was that the province of Ontario was unlikely to support the 2026 bid due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup being scheduled to have games in Toronto and the unlikelihood of the CGF alternatively allowing for a move to 2027. [13] In February 2023, it was announced that Hamilton was no longer Canada's preferred candidate for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, according to Commonwealth Sport Canada. [14]

Sports

In October 2021, the CGF announced a new games roadmap that will, starting with the 2030 Commonwealth Games, change the requirements for sports competed at the Games. [15] The roadmap suggests that between 15 and 17 sports should be competed at each edition. There will be a new category of "Compulsory Sports", containing just athletics and swimming, as well as their para-sport counterparts. The category of "Core Sports" will cease to exist, and all other sports will have the same status; however, each host will have complete freedom to choose the program for their edition from a previously assembled list, as long as the maximum number of 17 sports is not exceeded. If necessary, the hosts could suggest the addition of other sports that respect local demands. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gujarat sets sights on 2030 Commonwealth Games". The Times of India . 30 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Keir Starmer seeks 2030 host for troubled Commonwealth Games". 25 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Durban stripped of 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Sport, Telegraph (21 December 2017). "Birmingham named 2022 Commonwealth Games host city". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gujarat Eyes 2030 Commonwealth Games Infrastructure in Place". Urban Acres. 30 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel meets Commonwealth Games Federation President, discusses development of sports sector". The News Mill. 30 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "CGF chief endorses India 2030". Inside the Games . 21 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Variyan appointed as Commonwealth Sport Canada director-at-large". 23 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Calgary, Edmonton to explore 2030 Commonwealth Games joint bid after Hamilton drops out | CBC Sports". CBC News . 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Alberta exploring 2030 Commonwealth Games bid, despite financial risks | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Canadian province Alberta cancels bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games". BBC News. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Hamilton Commonwealth Games committee drops idea of 2026 games and begins pitch for 2030". www.globalnews.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hamilton Commonwealth Games committee abandons any bid for 2026 Games, looks to 2030". The Hamilton Spectator. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hamilton Commonwealth Games bid no longer 'preferred' by organization securing the national bid - Hamilton | Globalnews.ca".
  15. ↑ "New Games Roadmap to deliver excitement and innovation for future hosts and sports". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Commonwealth Games adopts new flexible sports programme as 2026 host city sought". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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