{"id":2541,"date":"2023-07-18T03:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2023-07-18T03:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:11:15","slug":"commonwealth-games-2026-event-in-doubt-after-victoria-cancels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=2541","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games: 2026 event in doubt after Victoria cancels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Tiffanie Turnbull<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">BBC Information, Sydney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-18\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">18 July 2023, 01:37 BST<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-07-18\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 51 minutes in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-189y18v ebmt73l0\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-e2e=\"image-placeholder\" class=\"bbc-997y1y eihqrxw0\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Cyclists compete at the 2022 Commonwealth games at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park velodrome in London\" attribution=\"Getty Images\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/10B12\/production\/_130407386_gettyimages-1242179055.jpg\" height=\"549\" width=\"976\" data-hero=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p role=\"text\" class=\"bbc-1s1cxbv ewbcsnk0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Getty Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cyclists compete on the 2022 Commonwealth video games within the UK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>The 2026 Commonwealth Video games are unsure after the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans to host as a result of price range blowouts.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Commonwealth Video games Federation (CGF) struggled to discover a host metropolis earlier than Victoria volunteered in April 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However the premier stated the projected value had now tripled and change into &#8220;nicely and really an excessive amount of&#8221; for the state to bear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">CGF referred to as the choice &#8220;massively disappointing&#8221; and stated it&#8217;s &#8220;dedicated to discovering an answer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Commonwealth Video games have solely ever been cancelled throughout World Struggle Two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday stated Victoria had been &#8220;blissful to assist out&#8221; when approached to host final 12 months, however &#8220;not at any value&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Organisers had initially estimated the occasion &#8211; hosted throughout cities together with Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat &#8211; would value A$2.6 billion (\u00a31.4bn; $1.8bn) and the state authorities had billed it as a increase for the areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However now the 12-day match was anticipated to value greater than A$6 billion, Mr Andrews stated, including that the brand new determine was &#8220;greater than twice the estimated financial profit&#8221; it could deliver to Victoria. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve made a variety of troublesome calls, a variety of very troublesome choices on this job. This isn&#8217;t one in all them,&#8221; he informed a press convention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;That&#8217;s all value and no profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The federal government will nonetheless full the stadium upgrades it had promised forward of the video games, whereas utilizing the cash it&#8217;s now saving on housing and tourism initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Andrew stated the federal government had thought of &#8220;all choices&#8221; together with transferring the video games to Melbourne, earlier than informing CGF of their choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Amicable and productive&#8221; conferences had occurred in London in a single day, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However in an announcement on Tuesday, the governing physique stated they have been blindsided by the choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;We&#8217;re disenchanted that we have been solely given eight hours&#8217; discover and that no consideration was given to discussing the state of affairs to collectively discover options,&#8221; it stated in an announcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">CGF stated the estimate of A$6 billion is double the determine they have been suggested of at a board assembly final month, and that the blowout in prices have been as a result of &#8220;distinctive regional supply mannequin&#8221; that Victoria selected for the video games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The federal government had made choices to incorporate extra sports activities and altered plans for venues, typically towards the recommendation of the CGF and its Australian arm, all of which added &#8220;appreciable expense&#8221;, it stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Victorian Opposition Chief John Pesutto stated the choice is a &#8220;large humiliation&#8221; for the state, and &#8220;massively damaging&#8221; for its popularity as a worldwide occasions chief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Video games 5 occasions &#8211; together with on the Gold Coast in 2018 and within the Victorian capital of Melbourne in 2006 &#8211; and different Australian cities like Sydney are actually being touted as potential hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Organisers have had nice problem discovering viable match hosts lately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The South African metropolis of Durban was initially set to stage the 2022 video games, however <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/commonwealth-games\/39256432\" class=\"focusIndicatorReducedWidth bbc-n8oauk e1p3sufg0\">were stripped of hosting rights in 2017<\/a> after working into cash troubles and lacking key deadlines. Birmingham agreed to host 9 months later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">CGF had initially hoped to call a number for the 2026 video games in 2019, however a number of hopeful bidders withdrew from the method as a result of value considerations, leaving it unable to lock in Victoria because the hosts till 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-66229574.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC Information, Sydney 18 July 2023, 01:37 BST Up to date 51 minutes in the past Picture supply, Getty Pictures Picture caption, Cyclists compete on the 2022 Commonwealth video games within the UK The 2026 Commonwealth Video games are unsure after the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans to host as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[3200,3196,3198,1730,3197,3199],"class_list":["post-2541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-cancels","tag-commonwealth","tag-doubt","tag-event","tag-games","tag-victoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}