new delhi the indian olympic association on monday withdrew its threat to boycott the 2022 commonwealth games in birmingham over shootings exclusion while announcing that the country will bid to host either the 2026 or the 2030 editionduring its annual general meeting here the ioa on the advice of commonwealth games federation cgf also decided to submit a formal proposal to host a commonwealth shooting championships before the main games an idea mooted by both the national and international shooting bodies to make up for the sports exclusion from 2022 cwgin the agm we have taken back the decision to withdraw from the 2022 commonwealth games in birmingham our countrys contingent will go for the 2022 cwg ioa secretary general rajeev mehta told a press conference after the agmcgf president dame louise martin welcomed india confirming participation at the birmingham gamesthe cgf and the entire commonwealth sport movement are delighted india has confirmed their intent to participate at the birmingham 2022 commonwealth games during their annual general meeting in new delhi louise martin said in a press releasein new delhi with ioa chief narinder batra by his side mehta said we are also bidding for either the 2026 or 2030 commonwealth games the house passed a resolution on this bidthe countrys apex body for olympic sports will next approach the government for the necessary clearances to host the multisport event the country hosted the 2010 edition in the national capital the buildup to which was marred by one controversy after anotherwe will go to the government after this approval by the agm it is for the government to decide finally mehta addedthe host city of the 2026 games was supposed to be finalised at the 2019 cgf general assembly in kigali rwanda but was postponed and will now be announced next yearin july batra had written to the sports ministry proposing boycott of the 2022 cwg for dropping shooting from its rosterafter a visit by cgf president louise martin and ceo david grevemberg last month to india batra had indicated that the ioa may reconsider the withdrawal call and had said at the time that a decision will be taken at the agmit was however not clear if the ioa had got any assurance from the cgf on whether medals won in the proposed shooting tournament will be added to indias final tally in the 2022 cwgwe dont want to preempt what is going to happen in march 2020 everything has happened in good faith and we want to remain positive and hope for the best batra saidthe cgf has shown positivity while asking for a formal proposal for commonwealth shooting championships and we are showing positivity by agreeing to submit the proposal we will cross the bridge when we reach there he addedinterestingly he said the agm also passed a resolution to request the cgf to host a commonwealth championships of archery which is also not on the roster of 2022 cwg on the lines of shootingwe are sending