Ahmedabad was chosen over Abuja, Nigeria denying Africa its first-ever Commonwealth Games. India would host its second edition in twenty years following Delhi 2010. Election will be November 26 in Glasgow.

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The election of Rio de Janeiro-Niterói or Asunción, Paraguay will take place with 42 voting member nations on Friday, October 10 at 10:00am local time in Santiago, Chile

Doha has joined Ahmedabad in India as those nations that have formalized campaigns

Asunción, Paraguay will face a joint Rio de Janeiro-Niterói bid from Brazil when Panam Sports elects a host with its 41 member nations October 10.

Germany continues to move forward after last year narrowing its field of host candidates to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and the Rhine-Ruhr region. Final decision expected next year.

The resumption of the payments - a form of revenue sharing from the IOC's sponsorship and broadcast contracts that are distributed to National Olympic Committees (NOC) and International Sport Federations (IF) - is critical not only to support athletes in India, but also as an indication of renewed confidence in the IOA as it pursues its bid to host the 2036 Olympics in Ahmedabad

As had been expected, Abuja in Nigeria and Ahmadabad in India were the only two bidders to meet Commonwealth Sport's August 31 document deadline to remain in contention to host the centennial edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030

Abuja in Nigeria and Ahmedabad in India seem to be the only two bids on track to meet Commonwealth Sport's 2030 Games bid application deadline. Both have sent high level delegations to CGF headquarters in London.

"We can’t just tell whether Ahmedabad is the host city. We have good facilities in Bhubaneswar and even in Delhi also,” IOA President PT Usha said.

Indian officials help resolve an IOA governance dispute, form a seven-member anti-doping panel and clarify key legislation that could help improve the future performance of athletes at the Olympics - all in a speedy response to IOC's pushback on the 2036 Ahmedabad Olympic bid

Snubbed twice in bids to host Olympics in 2016 and 2020, Qatar officials believe they now have the infrastructure and experience necessary and will leverage the IOC's new willingness to shift the Games to October and avoid the heat

Each side of a medal has a split, opposite tilting surface with either the Olympic rings or Paralympic agitos in the center joining the two halves. It is said to symbolize the union of the two host cities - Milan and Cortina - that are named in the edition for the first time since Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 in Germany

The IOC named three key issues that must be resolved "before serious talks regarding hosting the Olympics take place"

This week Indian officials sent a high-level delegation to IOC headquarters, officially nominated Ahmedabad the host city, and the national government approved a new sport policy designed to bolster the success of an Olympic Games

Decision will impact current bids to host 2036 Summer Games where India is considered frontrunner, and Switzerland currently in dialogue to host the 2038 Winter Games. Members expected to be educated, but not be able to vote for host city.

Led by Harsh Sanghavi, the sport minister from the western state of Gujarat where Ahmedabad is vying to host, the team included other government officials and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha

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Berlin has entered Germany's domestic bid process among Munich, Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, all expected to submit documents to the DOSB by May 31

Regions organizing bids for 2036, 2040 or 2044 include the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamburg, Leipzig, Berlin and Munich. A final decision will be made in the fall of 2026.

The story about sports politics and possible corruption surrounding cricket at the LA 2028 Olympics caught the attention of the 12 jurors who evaluated more than 2,065 entries from 136 nations across all categories, earning a podium finish for the first time in the Best Column category.

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