Speculation mounts regional Victoria could host 2026 Commonwealth Games

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Two decades after the last Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Victoria is emerging as a frontrunner to host the 2026 event.

Melbourne is one of a number of Australian cities that have been approached to host the 2026 gamesRegional Victorian centres are pushing for the games to be held statewide

Queensland already hosted the event in 2018 and will be preparing for the 2032 Olympic Games by 2026.that the Commonwealth Games Federation approached Victoria, rather than the state making a bid, due to lack of interest in hosting the event. Melbourne has existing infrastructure to support the more than 5,000 athletes and officials who attend the event, and cities like Shepparton, Ballarat and Bendigo are also home to world-class stadiums that would be well-suited to host events.An alliance of 11 regional Victorian centres, including Shepparton, Bendigo, Geelong, Traralgon, Ballarat, Warrnambool, Nagambie, Wodonga and Yarrawonga had previously launched a campaign for Greater Victoria to host the 2030 games.

Bendigo Stadium is home to 10 indoor multi-purpose courts and 12 outdoor courts and features a 4,000-seat show court arena. "We'd have to sit down and work through to see exactly what else [the Commonwealth Games Federation] would actually need. The organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics have restricted tickets to "selected" spectators when the event kicks off next month, and no fans from outside the country will be allowed to attend.

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