Australia’s Gold Coast Backs out of Bid to Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

Published on December 4, 2023

Gold Coast, Australia’s famous beachside city, has pulled out of its bid to host the 2026-27 Commonwealth Games after the state and federal governments refused to help foot the bill. The Australian state of Victoria was previously expected to be the host but it scrapped the decision due to cost blowout. Gold Coast, which hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games, had put forward a dual proposal to host with Perth, promising that the 2026 Games would be “streamlined” and stick to the $700 million (US$462 million) budget. “We did our best and that’s all people can expect,” Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said in a statement on Dec. 3....

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