India to bid for 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games, to send team for Birmingham 2022

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday, 30 December decided to withdraw its boycott call for the 2022 Birmingham edition over shooting's exclusion and also said that it will bid for either the 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games.

After shooting, which is an 'optional sport' in CWG, was dropped from the Birmingham Games, IOA chief Narinder Batra had proposed the country's withdrawal from the Games.