
Regional Centres Get Time To Shine: Australian State Of Victoria To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Australian state of Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with most of the events expected to be held in regional centres.
The opening ceremony will be held in Melbourne at the MCG, but hubs with athletes’ villages will be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Gippsland.
So far, 16 sports have been confirmed, with more expected to be added later.
Those confirmed are aquatics, beach volleyball, gymnastics, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, netball, squash, weightlifting, badminton, T20 cricket, road cycling, and rugby sevens.
In 2017, the South African city of Durban was stripped of the right to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to financial issues.
Birmingham stepped in – although they had been scheduled to host the 2026 event, which meant a vacancy remained.
Kuala Lumpur, Cardiff, Calgary, Edmonton, and Adelaide were among the cities to withdraw from bids ahead of the decision to award the hosting role to Victoria.
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