Overview
- Virendra Sachdeva was named to World Archery’s Commonwealth Games Committee on Wednesday and posted that he was “deeply humbled and truly honoured” by the appointment.
- The committee brings representatives from Australia, Nigeria, Canada, Bermuda, Great Britain and India together to promote archery across Commonwealth nations and to lobby for its inclusion on the Games programme.
- Sachdeva holds senior roles in Indian and regional archery bodies, including secretary general of the Archery Association of India and an executive board seat at World Archery Asia, which positions him to coordinate domestic support from agencies such as the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India.
- World Archery and the Archery Association of India are framing the new committee as a multi‑year effort through 2026–2030 to share expertise and resources ahead of a host decision, but final inclusion of archery in Ahmedabad 2030 remains subject to the host organisers and Commonwealth Games governance processes.
- Archery has not been on the Commonwealth Games programme since the 2010 Delhi edition, so the committee’s work could lead to more competitions, funding and athlete pathways if Ahmedabad approves the sport as an optional discipline.