India and Australia signed a Roadmap for Sports Collaboration during PM Modi's July 2026 visit to Melbourne. Key outcomes: both nations will share expertise in high-performance centres; Australia will prioritise para-sport coaching and classification support for India; exchange of hosting practices for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games; a Big Bash League (BBL) match will be hosted in Chennai in 2026; and India's traditional sports Kabaddi and Kho Kho will be promoted in Australia. Both nations are also collaborating on athlete welfare and anti-doping research.
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India and Australia Sign Roadmap for Sports Collaboration; Brisbane 2032 Olympics, Big Bash League in Chennai, Kabaddi and Kho Kho in Australia
Key Points
- India and Australia signed a Roadmap for Sports Collaboration during PM Modi's July 2026 visit to Melbourne
- Key outcomes: both nations will share expertise in high-performance centres; Australia will prioritise para-sport coaching and classification support for India; exchange of hosting practices for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games; a Big Bash League (BBL) match will be hosted in Chennai in 2026; and India's traditional sports Kabaddi and Kho Kho will be promoted in Australia
- Both nations are also collaborating on athlete welfare and anti-doping research
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• India-Australia Sports Collaboration Roadmap: signed during PM Modi's July 2026 Australia visit • Key: Brisbane 2032 Olympics cooperation; Big Bash League match in Chennai 2026 • Kabaddi + Kho Kho to be promoted in Australia; para-sport coaching exchange • Brisbane 2032: Australia's second Summer Olympics; first was Melbourne 1956
