The Commonwealth Games could be delayed one year and scaled down as multiple inquiries grapple with how Victoria’s rushed and extravagant event spun out of control.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.The Commonwealth Games was already facing a time crunch for 2026 before Victoria detonated its multi-city regional event. Now, it could be delayed until 2027 and scaled down as multiple inquiries grapple with how the event spun out of control.
But organisers are yet to settle on a substitute model and have not met with the federal government or any other Australian state about hosting.“Whatever the solution, a Games anywhere is better than no Games … It may be a scaled-back version of the Games, given the time we have.”more than $6 billion
“The notion of putting in a temporary [pool] and ripping it up in Armstrong Creek, to me, was somewhat inexplicable,” Fergus said.“When I raised questions about some of the venues, we were told, ‘well, it’s coming from the Victorian government’. The state government defended the experience of the committee, which included the former chief executive of the Men’s ICC T20 World Cup.“Decisions around the mix of sports and proposed locations for events during the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games were made in partnership with Commonwealth Games Australia and the Commonwealth Games Federation, with focus on the lasting legacy for regional Victoria,” a spokeswoman said.
“So there was, and that’s not the first time, an intention to spread the benefits. It just needs to be measured,” he said. “But what we also found is there was a lack of infrastructure, and this was a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.”
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