The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be in Glasgow, Scotland, replacing the Australian state of Victoria, which in 2023 withdrew from hosting due to costs. There will be 10 sports at the 2026 Games, down from 19 at the last edition in 2022 in Birmingham, England. The sports are track and ...
The CGF said it is considering "multiple proposals" to host the 2026 games. A spokesperson added: "We are excited by the early concepts, which aim to reset and reframe the games and are continuing to work collaboratively with the relevant Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA) to undertake furth...
the Queen's Baton Relay made its way to Ballarat on Sunday morning. Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Ballarat athletics icon Steve Moneghetti, along with young athletes from local athletics clubs, received the baton at Lake Wendouree with one eye on Birmingham and one on a potential Commonw...
I love the idea of Regional Victoria hosting the games and taking it to the country but know the reality that there is only 4 years to go and there are limitations as to what sports can be hosted in the country. Why have an Opening Ceremony in the country when you can have it at th...
director of games and assurance at the CGF, added: “In addition to single city proposals, co-hosting within a country and across nations and territories will be actively encouraged to open up more hosting opportunities for more Commonwealth countries previously excluded from the ability to host....
The state government of Victoria in Australia on Tuesday announced that plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been cancelled, as costs will be ‘too high’ at over 6 billion Australian dollars (4 billion US dollars). The Victoria government has advised the Commonwealth Games Federation ...
“We have informed Commonwealth Games authorities of our decision to seek to terminate the contract and to not conduct, not host the games,” he told reporters today. He said the forecast figure of $2.6 billion, was looking to more than $6 billion. ...
"When we assessed the viability of hosting the Games, the length of time needed and the cost was seen to be particularly prohibitive." The Games, contested by around 70 countries and territories that used to belong to the British Empire, has struggled to find a host in recent years....
17 Sep 2024 Glasgow is to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a deal was backed by the Scottish government. It has now written to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to officially back a "a scaled back, but high-quality" event which will see see 10 sports take place across...
Australia has staged the Commonwealth Games on five occasions, with Victoria playing host to the Melbourne 2006 Games; widely considered one of the most successful editions of the event in history. The country has also staged the Games in Sydney in 1938, Perth in 1962, Brisbane in 1982 and ...