Commonwealth Sport CEO Katie Sadleir, Glasgow 2026 CEO Phil Batty, and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi addressed the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' press conference during the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi appeared together at the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' press conference during the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi were present at the official handover press conference in Glasgow on 2 August 2026, signalling the formal transition of Commonwealth Games hosting duties to Ahmedabad for 2030. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary of the Department of Sports under India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, participated in the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' briefing at the 23rd Commonwealth Games on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Glasgow 2026 CEO Phil Batty, Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare, and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi shared the podium at the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' press conference during the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
The full five-member panel — Katie Sadleir (Commonwealth Sport CEO), Phil Batty (Glasgow 2026 CEO), Donald Rukare (Commonwealth Sport President), Harsh Sanghavi (Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister), and Hari Ranjan Rao (Sports Secretary, India) — addressed the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' press conference on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India's delegation — led by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao — joined global Commonwealth Sport officials at the 'Glasgow 2026 Closing and Handover to Ahmedabad 2030' press conference, confirming Ahmedabad's role as host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
With the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow drawing to a close, officials from Commonwealth Sport, Glasgow 2026, and the Government of Gujarat formally handed over the Games' baton to Ahmedabad at a press conference on 2 August 2026, setting the stage for the 24th Commonwealth Games in 2030. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)