Nigeria Listed Amongst Seven Countries Bidding to Host 2030 & 2034 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria Listed Amongst Seven Countries Bidding to Host 2030 & 2034 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria's bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been listed amongst six other countries also interested in welcoming athletes from the former British colonies to their nations.

India Face Competition From Canada, Nigeria in Bid To Host Commonwealth Games 2030

The future of CWG had looked uncertain in recent years with the Australian state of Victoria withdrawing as hosts for the 2026 Games due to budget constraints. Glasgow stepped in to salvage the event, but after making many alterations to the games programme. The initial estimate for hosting the Games in Victoria was 2.6 billion Australian dollars. India Face Competition From Canada, Nigeria in Bid To Host Commonwealth Games 2030.

Nigeria and India in line to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games could head to Abuja in Nigeria, Gujarat in India or Canada in a major boost to the future of the multi-sport event. The games, founded as the Empire Games in 1930, are being staged with a slimmed-down format in Glasgow next year after Australia pulled out of hosting the Commonwealths in 2026. But the Games have been given a tonic with thregae confirmed bids for 2030 – in India, Nigeria and Canada – while South Africa could…