Nigeria’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games has come to nought following the Commonwealth board’s recommendation of India’s Ahmedabad as the host city for the Centenary Games.
Nigeria presented Abuja as its host city for the 2030 Games, while India put forward Ahmedabad.
A final decision will be taken on November 26 at the body’s General Assembly, where the full membership of Commonwealth Sport will deliberate on it. Getting the Games’ hosting rights would also be significant in India’s quest to become an Olympic host in 2036, also in Ahmedabad.
The board said it will propose that Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, be granted full Commonwealth Sport membership for approval at the General Assembly in Glasgow on November 26.
The 2030 Games are set to commemorate 100 years since the inaugural event in Hamilton, Canada. The North American country was expected to be in the running, but did not bid.
India, which first hosted the Games in Delhi in 2010, pledged an event reflecting the Commonwealth’s diversity and scale. The 2022 Games were shifted to Birmingham after the South African city of Durban withdrew due to financial issues.
The board also said it would continue working with Nigeria to help realise its ambition of hosting future Games, including potential consideration for 2034.
Nigeria lost the 2014 hosting rights to the Scottish city of Glasgow.
At the final bid presentation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 9, 2007, Nigeria’s delegation, led by former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, was advised to endeavour to put the country’s infrastructure in order before presenting another bid for the Games.
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