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Victorian Games. The Premier told media: "What's become clear is that the cost of hosting these Games in 2026 is not the $ 2.6 billion which was budgeted and allocated. I will not take money out of hospitals and schools to host an event that is three times the cost estimated and budgeted for last year."
338:, the event would have been held not in one major city, but across a number of regional cities outside the capital. The Games were scheduled to take place over twelve days between 17 and 29 March 2026. It would have been the sixth time that Australia hosted the Commonwealth Games, with the country previously hosting the Games in
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Victoria expressed disappointment at the decision. The Commonwealth Games Federation blamed decisions taken by the Victorian government for the cost overruns and the head of the Commonwealth Games Australia described the estimated $ 6–7 billion
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Australian state and territory leaders ruled out hosting the Games due to the expected costs and short timeframe. The South Australian government said it had previously examined hosting the Games in Adelaide, but concluded it would cost $ 3.5 billion with only $
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announced the state government intended to cancel the 2026 Victorian Games. Fifteen months after agreeing to host the Games, the
Premier said the cost had escalated to an estimated $ 6–7 billion, double the estimated benefits, and the government could not justify the expense. The state said it
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The final list of sports was announced in
October 2022, with the addition of 3x3 Basketball, 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, Shooting, Shooting Para Sport, Mountain Bike Cross Country, Track Cycling and Para Cycling Track added, along with the debut at Commonwealth Games of coastal rowing, golf and BMX.
951:, alongside the following: swimming and diving, athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis, triathlon and weightlifting. In April 2022, the Indian Olympic Association demanded that the 2026 Games also include
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Commonwealth Games, the CGF required only two sports must be played in future Games: athletics and swimming. Despite this, sixteen sports were agreed to for the planned 2026 Victorian Games, with a further seven the subject of discussion
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and its surrounds. Eureka
Stadium upgrades would have included expansion of permanent seating from 5,300 to 10–11,000 after the Games, upgrading of the lighting, and the installation of 18,000 temporary seats. Other upgrades to the precinct would have included the addition of a nearby permanent
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An athlete's village would have been built in the four host cities, with the villages to be converted to social and affordable housing after the Games. Village locations had been confirmed for the former
Saleyards site in Ballarat, at Flora Hill in Bendigo and at Morwell in the Latrobe Valley.
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Premier said the state would redirect $ 2 billion in funding allocated to the Games to a regional development package of sporting infrastructure and housing, including $ 1 billion for 1,300 regional affordable and social housing units. It also committed to delivering all of the
457:, a suburb of Geelong, would be upgraded to host the hockey events and have a capacity of 15,000 using a mix of permanent and temporary seating. It is to receive two new international-standard hockey pitches and is planned to become the state's premier field hockey facility.
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Victorian State Government allocated $ 2.6 billion to deliver the Commonwealth Games in the years leading to 2026. This money would have been used to build housing, infrastructure and athletes hubs in each of the four regional sites. The
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Though details were being released in relation to venue construction and upgrades for the games, all sports had been consolidated along with their locations. On 12 October 2022 the State Government announced a $ 150 million (AUD) upgrade to
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figure as an exaggeration. The Andrews government had already allocated $ 2.6 billion to the Games in its 2022 budget and was seeking a 50–50 funding commitment from the Federal Government, but had not received any funding commitment.
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had been appointed chief executive of the 2026 Games organising committee. Weimar is a public servant who rose to prominence as the state's COVID-19 Commander in charge of the pandemic response, and had previously served as the CEO of
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Government said that the priority was to use existing facilities as much as possible, with spending concentrated on supporting infrastructure. The games were to be held in March to avoid clashes with the
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There will be a total of 21 sports and 26 disciplines, of which ten are fully integrated Para sports. Judo, wrestling and rhythmic gymnastics were dropped after featuring in the 2022 Games.
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2079:"Golf and coastal rowing among sports added to Victoria 2026 as shooting returns"
2248:"'Ruinously expensive': SA, NSW, WA rule out picking up 2026 Commonwealth Games"
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events as a "priority project". Additionally, the Geelong deputy mayor
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has hinted at several possible venues for the Games, including using
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calendar in Melbourne. In June 2022, the State Government announced
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2000:"Wrestling or men's cricket? Stalemate on new sports for 2026"
1754:"Regional Victorian stadiums to host 2026 Commonwealth Games"
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other countries explored the possibility of hosting the games
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McGowan, Peter Ryan, Sarah Brookes, Michael (18 July 2023).
1946:"Commonwealth Games update: Rugby sevens is coming Morwell!"
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Messenger, Andrew; Rose, Tamsin; Smee, Ben (18 July 2023).
413:, the City Hall has identified the construction of a new
1862:"Comm Games train platform dream is dead on arrival"
1803:"Stead Park confirmed for Commonwealth Games hockey"
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287:. The bid was accepted by the
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111:This article is part of
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932:2030 Commonwealth Games
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218:2026 Commonwealth Games
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