Games-Commonwealth Games eyes India boost after mending and making do in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Aug 3 : The curtain came down on the 23rd Commonwealth Games in a glittering closing ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday night as the movement turned its eyes to India in search of a much-needed shot in the arm in 2030. The quadrennial event for mainly former British colonies has struggled for relevance in the modern era and been beset by problems after the hosts of the last two editions pulled out in the face of the costs of putting on a multi-sport extravaganza.The slimmed-down version in Glasgow - 10 sports as opposed to the 17 to 20 in the previous six editions - was funded by the compensation paid by the Australian state of Victoria after it pulled out of hosting in 2023 and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).The centenary gathering in four years' time in the western Indian ci