2026 Commonwealth Games will not be held in Gold Coast

The Gold Coast said it doesn’t want to host the next Commonwealth Games. So, the event will not be in Australia.

The city by the ocean held the 2018 Games, and the mayor, Tom Tate, said it could host them again without anyone else’s agreement.

The federal and state governments and his deputy mayor have said they don’t want to help with the event.

The people in charge said they might need to delay or call off the next part of the Games.

The Commonwealth Games happens every four years and is a big sports event with many different sports. It was only stopped during World War Two. To join, competitors must be from one of the Commonwealth’s 70 nations or territories, which used to be part of the British Empire.

The Commonwealth Games Federation had a hard time finding a place to have the 2026 games. Victoria said they would host, but then changed their mind. Then, the only other place that wanted to host the 2030 games, Alberta, also changed their mind.

No other organizations want to host the 2026 or 2030 Games. Governments say the event is getting more and more expensive, but experts think its importance and how it’s seen worldwide is decreasing.

However, the CGF said it was trying to find a new place to hold the event.

“A spokesperson said that since Victoria withdrew as host of the 2026 Games in July 2023, the Commonwealth Games Federation has been working hard with Commonwealth Games Associations to find a new host who can take over at short notice. ”

“We are talking to many possible hosts in the Commonwealth and plan to give an update on our talks in early 2024. ”

The people who planned the Victorian Games thought it would cost $2. 6 billion, but the government said it would actually cost over $6 billion. The games were held in cities like Geelong, Bendigo, and Ballarat.

Mr Tate suggested that the Gold Coast in Queensland could hold a smaller version of the event for A$700m. He also mentioned the possibility of sharing it with the city of Perth, which is a six-hour flight away in Western Australia.

He says that some rich people and athletes want his plan to happen, but the government do not support it.

“We tried our hardest and that’s all anyone can ask for,” Mr. Tate said in a statement on Sunday.

Australia will be known as a place that broke a global sports contract and damaged its reputation.

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) wanted to host the Games in Australia, but the chief executive, Craig Phillips, said he respected Mr. Tate’s choice