Ahmedabad, May 24 -- The city is buzzing with sports activities. The Asian Weightlifting Championships has just finished. A Grandmasters chess event and Asian Para Archery Championships are lined up this year. More international events are in the pipeline as federations go all out to pitch for hosting international events driven by the government's push to promote India as a sporting destination. Work is proceeding at a fast pace on new sports infrastructure projects coming up in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with the ambition to host 2036 Olympics. Among the major projects, the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex has been completed in just three years. The other two infrastructures are the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Sports Enclave and the Gujarat Police Academy, Karai. The SVP Sports Enclave will feature an aquatics centre with a seating capacity of 12,000, a tennis centre (capacity 24,000) and a multi-purpose arena for 18,000 spectators. It will be fully operational by 2029. The SVP Sports Enclave spans 335 acres and encompasses the existing Narendra Modi Stadium. The Karai centre is spread over 143 acres and will have a track and field stadium with 50,000 seating, besides an indoor arena and high-performance centre, and a venue for shooting with indoor and outdoor ranges, with a capacity of 4,000. "Both developments are progressing in phased timelines, with key facilities expected to be completed between 2028 and 2029," said a Sports Authority of Gujarat official. The VSS Complex, built in 30 acres, has a multi-purpose indoor arena with seating of 5,200. It hosted the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships last year. The venue also features an aquatics centre where the Asian Championships was held. It also houses SAI's National Centre of Excellence for volleyball, basketball and wushu. The complex was built at a cost of Rs.800 crore. "This Enclave started in May 2022 and was constructed at a rapid pace with 1,100 workers in three years," said Bhaumik Oza, administrator at the VSS Complex. "We don't know which sports this venue will host but we are ready. It is to be decided by Commonwealth Sport (CS) and IOA. The CS officials inspected the facilities and were satisfied," he said. Other facilities too are coming up. A hockey venue has also been proposed in Gandhinagar....