India traces up Commonwealth Video games bid as stepping stone in aspiration to host 2036 Olympic Video games.
India has submitted an “expression of curiosity” to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Video games, probably the proper gown rehearsal for the nation’s greater dream of internet hosting the Olympic Video games six years later.
India, which has by no means hosted an Olympics, staged the 2010 Commonwealth Video games in New Delhi. The build-up was marred by allegations of corruption and mismanagement, nonetheless, though the occasion itself was thought of a hit.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was the centrepiece of the 12 days of sporting motion on the $6bn video games.
“We now have despatched an expression of curiosity and we’re hopeful the Commonwealth Video games Federation (CGF) will think about our proposal,” Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) President P.T. Usha informed the Reuters information company on Friday.
India will likely be optimistic of touchdown the centenary version of the multi-sports gathering of primarily former British colonies, significantly as a result of the Video games has struggled to search out takers in latest occasions.
Scotland’s Glasgow will host a pared-down model of the Video games subsequent 12 months after the Australian state of Victoria, the unique host, pulled out citing escalating costs.
The 2022 Video games was shifted to Birmingham after the South African metropolis of Durban additionally withdrew because of monetary issues.
Bidders have till March 31 to ship expressions of curiosity for internet hosting the 2030 version.
In an electronic mail to Reuters, the CGF mentioned the method was ongoing and it will present particulars “sooner or later”.
The world’s most populous nation can be bidding for the 2036 Olympics, with town of Ahmedabad within the western state of Gujarat on the centre of India’s grand plans to stage what is taken into account the “biggest present on earth”.
