The city of Amdavad, India (also known as Ahmedabad) has today been formally ratified as the host of the Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030, marking a historic moment for the Commonwealth Sport Movement. In addition to designating the hosts for 2030, Commonwealth Sport also confirmed that 15-17 sports will feature at Amdavad 2030 – Weightlifting is part of the core sports programme of the competition, comprising also Athletics and Para Athletics, Swimming and Para Swimming, Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis, Bowls and Para Bowls, Para Powerlifting, Artistic Gymnastics, Netball and Boxing. The process to finalise the remainder of the programme will start next month, and the full Centenary Games line-up will be announced in 2026.
Weightlifting is part of the programme of the Games since the 1950 edition, held in Auckland (New Zealand). Our sport is also one of the 10 included in the upcoming edition of the event, scheduled between July 23-Agust 2, 2026 in Glasgow (Scotland).
“Firstly, on behalf of the Weightlifting family, I would like to address our warmest congratulations to the city of Amdavad and to the Indian authorities for this outstanding success and for having the honour of staging the Centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030.
“Secondly, the IWF extends its deepest appreciation to Commonwealth Sport for the inclusion of Weightlifting in the core programme of the competition. Once more, our lifters will have the opportunity to perform at the highest level in the Games, thus consolidating the strength and popularity of our Sport among the Commonwealth nations and territories. As it is the case since 1950, we will closely co-operate with the 2030 organisers and the Commonwealth Sport to deliver the best possible Weightlifting competition in India!” considered the IWF President Mohammed Jalood.
India presented a compelling vision for the 2030 Games, centred in the Gujarat city of Amdavad (Ahmedabad), which will build on foundations laid by Glasgow 2026, enabling India to celebrate the centenary in style.
The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. Australia topped the medal table at the most recent Games, staged in Birmingham, England, in 2022, with the rest of the top five made up of England, Canada, India and New Zealand.
Dr Donald Rukare, President of Commonwealth Sport said: “This is the start of a new golden era for Commonwealth Sport. After a ‘Games reset’ we head to Glasgow 2026 in fantastic shape to welcome the 74 teams of the Commonwealth before setting our sights on Amdavad 2030 for a special Centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games.
“India brings scale, youth, ambition, rich culture, enormous sporting passion and relevance, and I’m delighted to report strong interest from a range of nations to host the 2034 Games and beyond. We start our next century for the Commonwealth Games in good health.”