Victoria PULLS OUT Of Hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

'Victoria Pulls Out Of Hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games'. Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday said his government last year agreed to host the next edition of the quadrennial event “but not at any cost.” He said his government had initially budgeted 2.6 billion Australian dollars to stage the Games in five regional cities but recent estimates put the potential cost as high as 7 billion Australian dollars. The Commonwealth Games Federation on Tuesday called the Australian state of Victoria's decision to pull out as 2026 host "hugely disappointing", and said it was examining its options. The Games had been scheduled for March 17-29 in the regional centres of Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland and Shepparton in regional Victoria. The state government had promoted the multi-city model as a game changer, with the five regional centres hosting 20 sports and nine fully-integrated Para sports. The government's website had previously promoted Victoria 2026 as a showcase of “what makes the people of our state tick: our unity, our diversity, our sense of community, our welcoming attitude and our love of sport.” The games were last hosted in Birmingham, England in 2022. #commonwealthgames #victoria #news Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/ODNsubs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ondemandnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/ODN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ODN/ If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit: http://www.itnproductions.co.uk/news/