2030 Commonwealth Games

The 2030 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIV Commonwealth Games, will be held in 2030 for members of the Commonwealth. 2030 will mark the centenary of the 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.

XXIV Commonwealth Games

Host city bids

Possible
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.[1] 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 is scheduled to have games in Toronto and the unlikelihood of the CGF alternatively allowing for a move to 2027.[2] Brian MacPherson, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Canada proposed Canada to host the 2030 games as it hosted the inaugural British Empire Games in 1930 and would mark the 100th anniversary of the games. It was later reported that the organizing committee plans to ask to be given the right to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games without having to go through a formal bid process.[3][4][5]
A potential bid from the Canadian province of Alberta, predominantly featuring Calgary and Edmonton, has been mooted instead of Hamilton for the 2030 Commonwealth Games[6][7]
  • India India
Indian Olympic Association had approached Central Government in December 2022 for hosting next edition of Commonwealth Games.[8][9]

References
  1. "Hamilton Commonwealth Games committee drops idea of 2026 games and begins pitch for 2030". www.globalnews.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "Hamilton Commonwealth Games committee abandons any bid for 2026 Games, looks to 2030". The Hamilton Spectator. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Hamilton touted for 2030 Commonwealth Games". SportsNet. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "'Just give us' the Commonwealth Games in 2030, Canada plans to tell counterpart countries". National Post. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. "Canada planning to ask to host centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1134052/variyan-csc-director-at-large
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/calgary-edmonton-to-explore-commonwealth-games-bid-march-7-1.6771473
  8. "India to bid for 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games, to send team for Birmingham 2022". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  9. "IOA To Bid For Either 2026 Or 2030 Commonwealth Games, Decides To Send Indian Contingent To Birmingham | Other Sports News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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