New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Ahmedabad was on Wednesday recommended as the proposed host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board, paving the way for the big event's return to India after two decades and bolstering its ambition to be an Olympic host in 2036.

A final decision, which now seems a mere formality, will be taken on November 26 at the body's General Assembly in Glasgow after the recommendation is sent to the full membership of Commonwealth Sport. India had hosted the Games for the first time back in 2010 in New Delhi.

Getting the Games' hosting rights would also be a significant milestone in India's quest to become an Olympic host in 2036, also proposed to be conducted in Ahmedabad.

India was facing competition from Nigerian city of Abuja in the 2030 b

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