The Australian state of Victoria has announced that it will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. All sporting activities will take place outside of the state capital Melbourne.
The state also confirmed 16 sports for the Games so far, including aquatics, cycling and Twenty20 cricket, with further announcements promised.
The president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Louise Martin described Victoria’s pitch as “a bold and innovative vision” for the event. She said,
“In Victoria, we believe we have found the perfect partner for the next stage of our journey.”
It will be the sixth time that Australia has staged the Commonwealth Games and the second time in Victoria, after Melbourne hosted the 2006 event.
According to Andrews, the 2026 Commonwealth Games were expected to bring a “$3 billion boost to the Victorian economy”, which had to weather long lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland was home in 2018 to the last edition of the “Friendly Games”, as the Commonwealth Games are called.
The Games, held every four years, attract more than 4,000 athletes from the 54 nations of the Commonwealth, almost all of whom are former territories of the British Empire.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to hold in Birmingham, England, from July 28 to August 8
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