Jersey sent a team of 28 athletes to the last Commonwealth Games in Birmingham [PA Media]BBCThu, November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM UTC·2 min readJersey's Commonwealth Games chief says he is confident for the future of the event after the 2030 hosts were revealed.
The Indian city of Amdavad will host the games in five years time after a difficult few years for the event.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGlasgow will hold a scaled-back Commonwealth Games next year having stepped in at short notice after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 event.
"The pathway's now been set out for onwards from 2030," Paul Huddlestone told BBC Radio Jersey.
"There are, I understand, about half a dozen countries that are looking to host the Games in 2034 and probably four years later.
"I know Nigeria, who put up a bid for 2030, were very keen to make sure that their country's in the frame for 2034, but I know there are other countries too that want to host the Games."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Commonwealth Games is the highest international stage that Jersey competes at in its own right.
While the island has not won a medal since 1990 they have come close on a number of occasions since - with bowls and shooting being some of their top sports.
Huddlestone hopes it marks a revival for the Games, which will celebrate its centenary in 2030.
"It has had a resurgence," he said.
"It's also had a revamp, if you want, because they've looked at various matters and clearly the whole Games have got a bit larger than many host countries could consider.
"So it's gone on to a more sustainable basis and certainly the Scots are doing a very good job at cutting the costs, and whilst this will be a smaller games, it'll be very compact and I'm sure no less exciting."
