Ahmedabad may bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games. More Sports News – Times of India

GANDHINAGAR: Even as the Gujarat government has started building infrastructure for Ahmedabad in its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, the state government has indicated that it will bid for Ahmedabad to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Can This happened when Australia’s Victoria pulled out of hosting 2026 on Tuesday Commonwealth GamesCiting balloon costs.
Sources in the Gujarat government said that it was preparing Ahmedabad to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, and had targeted to complete all infrastructure work by 2028, but now it has decided to bid for hosting. Actively considering the possibility. 2026 Commonwealth Games, and it is expected that the Central Government will favor Ahmedabad’s bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
‘Olympic Games projects to be completed by 2026’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah personally monitoring the progress of work on various projects related to Olympic Sources said the bid, and the top leadership of the BJP, has asked the state government to start work on all the related projects simultaneously.
Top sources in the state government on Tuesday claimed that the Gujarat government will be able to complete all the infrastructure works for the Olympic Games bid before 2026. “Projects for Ahmedabad’s bid for 2036 Olympics will be completed by 2026. With Victoria pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Gujarat is confident of getting the nod from the central government to bid for 2026. In Ahmedabad game,” sources claimed.
Recently, Australia-based business planning consultancy Populous was hired to prepare a master-plan for Ahmedabad’s bid for the Olympics. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Play Around which the enclave is being developed Narendra Modi The stadium and the Naranpura Sports Complex will be developed with facilities to play various Olympic sports as Ahmedabad bids to host the 2036 Summer Olympics. Sources said these two venues will host most of the Olympic sporting events.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, to be built over an area of ​​236 acres in Motera, is expected to cost around Rs 4,600 crore, and will have infrastructure to host 20 sporting events in 93 lakh sq ft built-up area. The project also includes provision of 3,000 apartments for athletes, support staff, sports officials and others.
Earlier this year, the state government constituted two committees to monitor the progress of implementation of projects for Ahmedabad’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics.
The Consultative Committee consists of the Chief Minister as the Chairman, the Union Sports Minister as the Co-Chairman and the Chief Secretary of the State, the Union Sports Secretary and a representative of the Indian Olympic Association.IOA) as members, while the executive committee is headed by the chief secretary of the state and the members of the committee will include principal secretaries of urban development and sports departments, director general Sports Authority of IndiaAMC Commissioner, GMC Commissioner, AUDA CEO and GUDA CEO.