New Delhi, April 23 -- India is set to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with plans for an expanded programme compared to the 2026 edition in Glasgow (July 23-August 2), which will feature 10 disciplines and six para events. Sports such as shooting, wrestling, badminton and archery--key medal contributors for India in the past--are expected to return.

Elite Indian recurve archers Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai have expressed optimism about archery's inclusion when India hosts the Games. When India last staged the event in 2010, 17 disciplines were contested, with the host nation winning a significant medal haul in shooting (30), wrestling (19), archery (8) and badminton (4).

Deepika, who won India's first-ever wo...