MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):
Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, today, said his government last year agreed to host the next edition of the quadrennial event “but not at any cost.”
He said his government had initially budgeted AU$2.6 billion (US$1.8 billion) to stage the Games in five regional cities…
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