Australia pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to ballooning costs
Australia pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to ballooning costs
The Australian state of Victoria said Tuesday it was pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games citing the cost which it said had ballooned to at least $4.1 billion -- throwing the whole tournament into doubt.
I hope they come to the same decision about the Brisbane Olympic Games.. one can dream
9I need my coffee. I clicked on the link expecting to see the cost of hot air balloons being incredibly high.
3I'm not pretending to be any expert here, just armchair opinions of ways that we could maybe make these types of events more sustainable and bring more benefits to the host.
I'm just thinking why'd we need a huge stadium to run around in a circle, but truthfully I'm sure it's very complex.
1Presumably because lots of people want to watch the people running around in a circle? I don't think it is very complex!
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Wow, what an embarrassment for Australia.
-10Sometimes there is more important things to spend billions of dollars on.
22I don't quite understand where this money is going, either. Does Australia not have existing swimming pools and athletics tracks with grandstand seating, near to some existing large hotels? It seems like any large sporting event (see also, the world cup and the Olympics) demands that everything be built brand spanking new for a one-off tournament. Completely pissing money away, couldn't agree more with cancelling it.
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