{"id":348383,"date":"2025-10-18T17:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348383"},"modified":"2025-10-18T17:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:07:35","slug":"commonwealth-games-cwg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/commonwealth-games-cwg\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games (CWG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Ahmedabad has been recommended as host for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games, with formal approval expected at the Glasgow General Assembly in November 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About Commonwealth Games (CWG)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348390\" style=\"width: 167px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-AIR-2.jpg?resize=167%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-AIR-2.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-AIR-2.jpg?w=289&amp;ssl=1 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source-AIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Commonwealth Games is a unique, world class, multi-sports event which is held once every four years.<\/li>\n<li>It is often referred to as the \u2018<strong>Friendly Games\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>: It\u2019s headquartered is in <strong>London<\/strong>, United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first Games<\/strong> were held in <strong>1930 at Hamilton, Canada.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin name:<\/strong> British Empire Games (1930).<\/li>\n<li>It was the <strong>brainchild of Canadian sportswriter<\/strong> and editor <strong>Melville Marks Robinson<\/strong>, who came up with the idea of hosting the event after attending the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Later names: <\/strong>British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954), British Commonwealth Games (1970), and Commonwealth Games (from 1978).<\/li>\n<li>To date, <strong>nine different countries<\/strong> \u2013 Australia, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, Jamaica, India, New Zealand and Malaysia \u2013 <strong>have hosted the CWG.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Australia and Canada have hosted the most number of Commonwealth Games &#8211; <strong>five editions each.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The prestigious <strong>David Dixon Award<\/strong><strong> (<\/strong> first given in 2002) is given to the standout athlete at each Commonwealth Games. (Indian shooter Samaresh Jung won the David Dixon Award in 2006)<\/li>\n<li>Each Commonwealth <strong>Games spans eleven days<\/strong> and is hosted by a member nation that <strong>bids to host the event eight years in advance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The host <strong>location changes for each Commonwealth Games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Para-sports :<\/strong> A unique feature is the integration of para-sports events (fully <strong>included since 2002<\/strong>) within the main programme, reflecting inclusivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organised by: <\/strong>The <strong>Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)<\/strong>\u2014branded as <strong>Commonwealth Sport<\/strong>\u2014is the organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 Edition:<\/strong> <strong>Scotland will host the 2026 edition<\/strong> in Glasgow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>India and CWG<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India <strong>first participated in 1934<\/strong>, won its <strong>first CWG medal through wrestler Rashid Anwar <\/strong>(bronze), and claimed its <strong>first CWG gold when Milkha Singh<\/strong> triumphed in 1958.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India has hosted the CWG once, at New Delhi in 2010, <\/strong>delivering its best-ever showing with <strong>101 medals, including 38 golds<\/strong>, to finish second overall.<\/li>\n<li>At <strong>Birmingham 2022, India finished fourth <\/strong>with 61 medals, including 22 gold.<\/li>\n<li>Cumulatively, India has won 564 medals (203 gold, 190 silver, 171 bronze) at the CWG since its debut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About CWG 2030<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Commonwealth Sport Executive Board has <strong>recommended Ahmedabad <\/strong>as the proposed <strong>host for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Planned venues include the <strong>Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave<\/strong> (with Narendra Modi Stadium) and the <strong>Naranpura Sports Complex<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This move is widely <strong>viewed as a boost to India<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s 2036 Olympic ambitions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent and upcoming CWG<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 188px;width: 79.6302%;border-style: solid\" width=\"79.6302%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\"><strong>Host city (Country)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\">2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\">Glasgow (Scotland, UK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"height: 74px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\">2018<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 74px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\">Gold Coast (Australia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"height: 74px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\">2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 74px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\">Birmingham (England, UK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\">2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\">Glasgow (Scotland, UK) \u2014 confirmed rescue host<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 20.8505%\" width=\"151\">2030<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 81.5002%\" width=\"645\">Ahmedabad (India) \u2014 recommended; final vote due Nov 26, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ahmedabad has been recommended as host for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games, with formal approval expected at the Glasgow General Assembly in November 2025. 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