New Delhi: India took a forward step towards achieving the goal of hosting the Commonwealth Games for the second time in two decades after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally approved the country’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games during a Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on Wednesday.

India has already submitted an Expression of Interest for the 2030 CWG and proposed Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as the host city. The country will now need to submit the proposals for the final bid before the August 31 deadline.

Canada’s decision to pull out of the race to host the 2030 edition has brightened India’s chances of hosting the mega-event.

“The approval was given unanimously by the General House. We will now move ahead full steam with our preparations,” IOA joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey said after the SGM.

Recently, a team of officials from Commonwealth Sport, led by its Director of Games........

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