One of India’s most popular sports – broadcast to 200 million homes – will be showcased in Victoria, reviving a promise from the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games.
A showcase of one of India’s most popular sports will be brought to Melbourne, reviving an unrealised promise of the cancelled Commonwealth Games as Premier Jacinta Allan seeks to grow Victoria’s cultural and sporting ties.
The sport was to be showcased at a match at Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games before the event was cancelled. Labor had promised the match ahead of the 2022 election as part of its pitch to the state’s 258,000 Indian-born residents. She made the announcement alongside PKL Commissioner Anupam Goswami at the Tyagaraj Sports Complex in Delhi.is travelling with the premier this week as she meets with Indian and Australian delegates and visits holy sites.On Tuesday, the premier also launched an update to the state’s India Strategy, identifying areas where Victoria wants to strengthen, grow and explore its connections to the world’s most populous nation.
“In Victoria, we’re building for that future. There’s a big three that we are focused on: transport, homes and renewable energy.”Other areas for growth identified in the strategy include environmental sustainability, the beauty industry, and building stronger ties between Victoria’s film industry with India’s world-famous Bollywood.
She also toured the University of Melbourne’s new global outpost in Connaught Place – one of Delhi’s biggest financial centres and a symbol of the massive economic growth that has defined modern India – where it will demonstrate the university’s courses and hold special events. The company specialises in helping businesses modernise to use more digital technology. It will focus on retail and manufacturing in Australia, as more local companies look for ways to use artificial intelligence and data.Kieran Rooney
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