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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, on Friday held a high-level meeting with senior leadership of Commonwealth Sport, reaffirming India’s commitment to delivering a world-class, athlete-centric, and sustainable Commonwealth Games in 2030.Dr. Mandaviya conveyed his regards to the Commonwealth Sport delegation for choosing India as the host for the Commonwealth Games 2030. “There is a lot of enthusiasm in the country to host these game…

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Donald Rukare, President of Commonwealth Sport, praised India for their triumph in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, despite missing the final due to travel disruptions.Rukare, who is currently visiting India, revealed that logistical challenges prevented him and his delegation from arriving in time for the much-anticipated clash against New Zealand. “We were supposed to have come here a few weeks ago, but unfortunately, we missed the final,” he told IANS.While expres…

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Sport President, Donald Rukare, has praised the strong political backing from Narendra Modi and Gujarat’s leadership, expressing confidence that India’s preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games are firmly on track.Rukare said the visiting delegation’s tour of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad and Delhi, revealed significant progress, with several world-class facilities already in place and others under development, reinforcing optimism about India’s…

Ahmedabad, April 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Sport Director of Sport, Ann Louise Morgan, along with Neil Carney, Technical Consultant, visited Ahmedabad’s Vijayi Bharat Foundation (VBF) to take a tour of the facility and understand the workings of the centre ahead of the CWG 2030 Games. Morgan and Carney are part of the high-level delegation that is currently visiting Gujarat to take stock of the preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, marking their first engagement since the city was officia…

Gandhinagar, April 8 (IANS) A Commonwealth Sport delegation has begun its first official inspection visit to Gujarat to assess preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with site reviews and high-level meetings signalling the start of detailed on-ground planning for the centenary edition of the event. Led by Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare and Chief Executive Katie Sadleir, the five-member team, accompanied by officials of the Indian Olympic Association (IOC) is in the state from …