India, July 22 -- India will measure success at the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games not just by medals but by the "knowledge it acquires" ahead of hosting the centenary 2030 edition in Ahmedabad, India's Chef de Mission Rohit Rajpal has said.

The 23rd edition of the quadrennial extravaganza beginning on July 23, have been significantly scaled down, featuring only 10 sports - nine fewer than Birmingham 2022, where India finished fourth with 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze).

The non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup team, Rajpal in an interview to PTI, said the off-field agenda assumes unprecedented significance so that they leave no stone unturned for 2030.

"This time, both the Games side and the non-Games side are eq...