India, Dec. 16 -- World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the 2030 Commonwealth Games in India will come as a "very important moment" -- both for the country's hosting ambitions and for the promotion of athletics.

Ahmedabad was officially confirmed recently as the hosts of the centenary edition of the Games. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in New Delhi, when Coe recalled witnessing packed evening sessions for track and field.

India bid to host the 2030 CWG after the 2026 edition ran into troubled waters, with its original hosts Victoria pulling out. Glasgow came in as a late replacement and a truncated programme with many key sports axed, although athletics remains a core sport in it.

"The Commonwealth Games in 2030 will be a ve...