Australia pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to ballooning costs
Australia pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to ballooning costs
www.upi.com Australia pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to ballooning costs - UPI.com
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.
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I'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.
Presumably 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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