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- The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended after 11 days, with India's athletes performing well in medals despite fewer sports, with women boxers standing out.
- At the closing ceremony, Commonwealth Games Federation president Donald Rukare handed the Commonwealth flag to Neeraj Chopra, who passed it to IOA president P.T.
- Usha, who gave it to Gujarat deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi, marking India's role as host of the 2030 Games in Ahmedabad.
- The 2026 Games were scaled down to 10 sports and cost about Rs 2,100 crore, far less than earlier editions.
- The report says India plans to use the Ahmedabad Games, with new sports infrastructure being built, as a platform to show it can host the 2036 Olympics.
What to watch next
- Progress of state-of-the-art sports infrastructure construction in Ahmedabad for the 2030 Games
- Whether India uses the 2030 Games to position itself for hosting the 2036 Olympics
- How the scale of the Ahmedabad Games compares to the reduced Glasgow edition
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