Gujarat set to host 7 international sporting events over next 5 years,

The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2025 will be held at the newly built Naranpura Sports Complex from August 24 to 30, with 350 players from 29 countries participating

Published on: Aug 19, 2025, 19:50:17 IST

By Maulik Pathak

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Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set to host seven international sporting events in Ahmedabad over five years, with three major competitions scheduled for 2025 alone, according to a government press statement released on Tuesday.

India serves as one of seven host countries for the Asian Football Confederation Under-17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers from November 22 to 30. (Representational image)

The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2025 will be held at the newly built Naranpura Sports Complex from August 24 to 30, with 350 players from 29 countries participating, it said.

The Asian Aquatics Championship 2025 follows in September-October, featuring swimmers from China, Japan, and Korea.

India serves as one of seven host countries for the Asian Football Confederation Under-17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers from November 22 to 30. The Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad will host all matches scheduled in India, including Group D matches with teams from India, Iran, Palestine, Chinese Taipei, and Lebanon, as per the release.

Ahmedabad will host the Asian Weightlifting Championship and the Archery Asia Para Cup World Ranking Tournament in 2026. India has secured the rights to host the World Police and Fire Games 2029, which will take place across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, it added.

The Indian Olympic Association has approved India’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Ahmedabad proposed as the host city. The final decision on the host will be made in November. These events represent steps toward establishing Gujarat as a multi-sport destination, the statement said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his tenure as chief minister of Gujarat, initiated efforts to place the state on the global sports map, a vision the current government under chief minister Bhupendra Patel continues to implement, it said. The state now operates sports complexes and facilities that meet international standards. Athletes from Gujarat compete at national and international levels, the release added.

The Khel Mahakumbh initiative, launched during Modi’ tenure as chief minister, contributed to the state’s sports development. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel introduced the Sports Policy 2022-27, which supports Gujarat’s athletes. The state’s infrastructure now enables it to host international competitions.

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Maulik Pathak
He is an Ahmedabad-based journalist with more than two decades of experience. His career spans business journalism and general news, with reporting across politics, crime, governance, public policy, business, industry, infrastructure, energy, ports, aviation, the environment, wildlife and social issues. He began his career in feature writing before moving into business journalism, reporting on companies and sectors including energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and real estate. Over the years, his work expanded to politics, courts, crime, public policy, civic affairs, the environment and wildlife. His reporting has taken him from government offices and courtrooms to factory floors, ports, forests and remote villages, covering stories that range from industrial investments and financial markets to elections, conservation and issues affecting everyday life. While many assignments demand the pace of the daily news cycle, others require sustained reporting over months and years to follow developments beyond the headlines. He started his journalism career with the Asian Age in Ahmedabad in 2002 as a feature writer and sub-editor. Since 2022, he has been working with Hindustan Times. Earlier, he worked with Business Standard, DNA, The Economic Times, Mint and The Times of India. His longest stint was with Mint, where he spent more than eight years reporting across multiple beats. During his career, he has worked in both reporting and editing roles, contributing to page planning, local editions and special editorial projects as newsrooms evolved from print-first operations to digital publishing. Early in his career, he also worked on media and documentary projects with an NGO and as a copywriter at a communications agency before returning to journalism. Away from work, he sometimes makes time for a pair of binoculars, table tennis, cinema and the occasional poem.Read More

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