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The Commonwealth Flag was handed over to India at the closing ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Games on 2 August 2026.
Amdavad, or Ahmedabad, will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the centenary edition of the event.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Indian Olympic Association president P.T. Usha received the flag on India's behalf.
Boxing gold medallist Jaismine Lamboria carried the Indian tricolour in the athletes' parade.
It will be India's second time hosting the Games, after New Delhi in 2010.
The first Commonwealth Games are held at Hamilton, Canada
New Delhi hosts the Games, India's first time as host
Amdavad is confirmed as host of the 2030 centenary Games at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow
The Commonwealth Flag is handed over to India at the Glasgow closing ceremony
Amdavad hosts the centenary Commonwealth Games
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The 2030 edition, marking one hundred years since the first Commonwealth Games at Hamilton in 1930.
The national body governing India's participation in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, headed by P.T. Usha.
The closing ceremony ritual in which the Commonwealth Flag passes from the outgoing host to the next.