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Doha is Ahmedabad's key competitor for the 2036 Olympic bid and incidentally they will host the 2030 edition of Asian Games, the same year as the Commonwealth Games.
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India had hosted the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
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The Narendra Modi Stadium, which successfully hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final, is expected to be a centrepiece venue
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The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist heaved a total of 193kg (84kg+109kg) to smash the Commonwealth total.
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The three major competitions in 2025 -- the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, the Asian Aquatics Championship, and the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup Football Qualifiers.
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2036 is not just about medals won or records broken. It is also about India’s geo political ambitions. A global power play where India now sees itself as having a voice.
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The team from Commonwealth Sport was in Ahmedabad for three days from Tuesday to inspect the venues in the city and meet Gujarat government officials.
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Be it the CWG or the Asian Games or the Pan American Games, it is the same story everywhere as far as multi sports events are concerned. The 2010 experience was such that India had stayed away from bidding for the 2019 Asian Games.
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As other contenders face internal hurdles, India’s focused and infrastructure-backed approach could well place it in pole position to secure the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
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India will have to face competition from several other nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, who are positioning themselves as strong contenders to host the sporting spectacle
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India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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Her comments come in the backdrop of informal discussions between the CGF and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on the possibility of hosting the 2030 CWG.
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Hockey, badminton, squash, cricket, table tennis and wrestling, which accounted for 30 of India’s 61 medals in the previous edition, have been culled from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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In Birmingham, India took part in 16 sports and won 61 medals. Thirty of those medals were from the sports that won’t be part of the Glasgow roster.
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The 23rd edition of Commonwealth Games is scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2, marking Glasgow's return as host after 12 years.
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Scotland has rescued the Commonwealth Games that were in jeopardy after Australia's Victoria state backed out of plans to host the 2026 sporting event.
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Saina Nehwal said she can no longer overlook the fact that her career is in its final leg.
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Malaysia was asked to step in after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host, citing ballooning costs. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had offered 100 million pounds ($126.21 million) to Malaysia as supporting funds.
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The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medallist wants more success, but also recognition for the sport that’s the unglamorous athletic cousin to sprinting.
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The DDA had purchased 333 CWG flats located in Akshardham Residential Complex from EMAAR and MGF groups in the year 2009
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The case pertains to the supply of overlays for the Commonwealth Games which were allegedly procured and hired at exorbitant rates causing a huge loss to the exchequer.
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In the Birmingham Commonwealth Games final, India, chasing Australia’s 162, were on course at 118 for 2 before losing the plot and were bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs.
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Chopra had made a spectacular return from a one-month injury lay-off by winning the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League series and qualifying for the two-day finals here. He became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League meet title.
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Harmanpreet who was part of the silver medal-winning team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, and also won bronze at the at the Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka in 2021, won the top award and his first in the 2020-21 edition.
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While government spending on sports has increased over the years, funding by the corporate sector remains comparatively low.
