The General Assembly of Commonwealth Sport will decide the host country in the last week of November in Glasgow. India’s chances of bagging the event have brightened as Canada has pulled out of the race citing budgetary constraints.

The PIB statement after the cabinet meeting stated that Ahmedabad would be the ideal host city for the Games.

“Ahmedabad is an ideal host city offering world class stadiums, cutting-edge training facilities, and a passionate sporting culture. Narendra Modi Stadium, the largest stadium in the world, has already demonstrated its capability by successfully hosting the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Final,” it said.

India is also aiming to conduct the 2036 Olympic Games and for that too, Ahmedabad is a front-runner as the host city. The city’s sporting infrastructure is being upgraded with that ambition and it is hosting the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships right now.

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave is one of the prime venues that is currently under construction and apart from the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, it is designed to house an aquatics centre and a football stadium along with two arenas for indoor sports.

A full-scale budget for the 2030 edition is yet to be worked out and a Sports Ministry source told PTI that it would be done in due course.

“The cost factor will be determined during the negotiations with Commonwealth Sport depending on how big a roster we prepare. We would be able to work out an estimate close to the end of this year,” the source said.