KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Malaysia on Friday, March 22, decided against hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of the cost, the government said, in a fresh blow to an event seen as outdated by some. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, follows the...
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) said on Monday, March 18, it was considering hosting a "downsized" Commonwealth Games in 2026 but the final decision would lie with the government. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is scrambling to find a host after the Australian...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australia's Gold Coast has scrapped its last-ditch bid to hold the 2026 Commonwealth Games, leaving the event in limbo as organizers race to find a willing host. The Australian state of Victoria was originally slated to host the Games, but unexpectedly pulled out in July this year...
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Commonwealth Games officials said on Wednesday, Nov. 15, that "extensive work" was underway in four regions to find a new host for the 2026 event after an Australian state's shock withdrawal in July. Commonwealth Games CEO and Olympian Katie Sadleir (AFP) The multi-sport event...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the Commonwealth Games is a strong enough brand to survive its latest crisis, but it must innovate to do so....
A file photo taken on August 1, 2014 shows Mary Anne Monckton of Australia performing in the Women's Beam final of the Artistic Gymnastics event during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by CARL COURT / AFP) A host of former Australian gymnasts have gone public with accounts...
