Australia May Completely Lose Rights to Host Commonwealth Games

Published on November 22, 2023

Australia could lose its 2026 Commonwealth Games hosting rights since no state is interested in holding the event after Victoria withdrew in July. There are three months left for the nation to find a host for the multi-sport event. Three other unnamed regions have emerged as potential candidates to host the Games in 2026 or 2027, according to Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Chief Executive Katie Sadleir. “We have been working intensely with Commonwealth Games Australia,” she said on Nov. 22 at the CGF’s general assembly in Singapore, which was aimed at “remodeling” the Games. “They are very, very keen to keep the Games in Australia and so we’re working to support them with their inquiries … There are three other regions that we are having conversations with, but they are very much of a preliminary sort of stage....

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