Knowledge transfer as important as medals at Glasgow CWG: Rohit Rajpal
India's Chef de Mission Rohit Rajpal stated that the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games serve as a strategic opportunity for knowledge transfer ahead of India hosting the 2030 centenary edition. The delegation aims to study operational management and technological integration to improve future event hosting.
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This highlights India's long-term planning and administrative focus on improving its capacity to host major international sporting events.
India will measure success at the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games not just by medals but by the "knowledge it acquires" ahead of hosting the centenary 2030 edition in Ahmedabad, India's Chef de Mission Rohit Rajpal has said.
The 23rd edition of the quadrennial extravaganza, beginning on July 23, have been significantly scaled down, featuring only 10 sports — nine fewer than Birmingham 2022, where India finished fourth with 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze).
The non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup team, Rajpal in an interview to PTI said the off-field agenda assumes unprecedented significance so that they leave no stone unturned for 2030.
"This time, both the Games side and the non-Games side are equally important," Rajpal said from Glasgow after reviewing preparations ahead of the opening ceremony.
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