Malaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to uncertainty over costs and insufficient funding offered
Birmingham, which had been due to host in 2026, stepped in to save the 2022 event after South Africa was stripped of hosting rights.Birmingham, which had been due to host in 2026, stepped in to save the 2022 event after South Africa was stripped of hosting rights.due to uncertainty over costs and insufficient funding offered, its government said on Friday, in a major setback for the quadrennial multi-sport event.
The London-based CGF did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Malaysia declining its offer. The youth and sports ministry said the £100m funding it had offered would not be enough to cover the costs of hosting a large-scale sports event. “Additionally, the economic impact could not be identified in this short timeframe,” it said in a statement.Malaysia's minister of communications, Fahmi Fadzil, said the ‘length of time needed and the cost was seen to be particularly prohibitive’.
The Games have struggled to find a willing host in recent years and five of the last six editions have been held in Australia or Britain. The English city of Birmingham, which had been due to host in 2026, stepped in to save the 2022 event after South Africa was stripped of hosting rights over a lack of progress in preparations.
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