Shankar Mahadevan, Bhoomi Trivedi to front 2030 Ahmedabad handover at CWG 2026 closing ceremony
Shankar Mahadevan and Bhoomi Trivedi will lead the handover to the 2030 Ahmedabad Games during the Commonwealth Games (CWG 2026) closing ceremony. The event is slated to be a star-studded finale and will include a handover segment featuring Glasgow and Ahmedabad.
The closing ceremony will bring CWG 2026 to an end and incorporate a formal presentation focused on the next edition of the Games. Organisers have positioned the Ahmedabad segment as the showcase moment to introduce the 2030 host city during the finale. Performers Shankar Mahadevan and Bhoomi Trivedi have been named to headline that portion of the programme. The handover segment will highlight Ahmedabad as the incoming host for 2030.
Shankar Mahadevan will be one of the primary figures in the Ahmedabad handover presentation, sharing the spotlight with Bhoomi Trivedi. Both artists are charged with leading the creative segment intended to represent the future Games. Their participation is central to the musical and cultural narrative planned for the handover.
The ceremony’s structure includes contributions that reference Glasgow alongside the Ahmedabad presentation, bringing together elements tied to both cities. That dual focus is built into the closing ceremony sequence as the Games draw to a close. The handover is being framed as the connection between CWG 2026 and the 2030 Ahmedabad Games.
Organisers describe the closing night as a high-profile conclusion to the competition, with the Ahmedabad handover forming a key component. The inclusion of prominent performers is intended to lend visibility to the transition. Shankar Mahadevan and Bhoomi Trivedi’s roles are central to that effort.
The CWG 2026 closing ceremony will thus conclude the event while formally introducing Ahmedabad as the 2030 host through a dedicated handover segment led by Shankar Mahadevan and Bhoomi Trivedi. The presentation is expected to serve as the public handover from this edition of the Games to the next.