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Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is held every four years. In 2022 it is taking place in Birmingham, England.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
South Africa celebrate their 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal win in rugby 7s, but the sport will not held in Glasgow. Photo: Reuters

Badminton, rugby 7s axed as Glasgow confirmed as 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts

The ‘lighter and leaner’ Games, which will run from July 23 to August 2 in 2026, will feature 10 sports across four venues.

Fame and celebrity

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Commonwealth Games Federation to name host for new-look event in 2026 next month

The CGF said it was keeping the proposals confidential as it seeks a replacement for the Australian state of Victoria, which pulled out last year.

The Commonwealth Games Federation said it was “excited by the early concepts, which aim to reset and reframe the Games”. Photo: AP
Singapore

Singapore rules out hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games, decides ‘not to bid’

Officials decide not to bid after ‘studying feasibility’ of hosting event that reportedly cost UK £778 million stage in 2022.

Malaysia

‘Not a significant event’: Malaysia says no to hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

The government said the US$125 million offer was ‘not expected to be able to cover the entire cost of organising a large-scale sports event’.

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Malaysia

‘Glorifying the British’? Malaysians oppose hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

As Malaysia mulls over the ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, the public has pushed back against the need to spend big amid a weak currency and cost-of-living woes.

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The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in September 1998. Photo: AFP
Commonwealth

Scrapping Commonwealth Games cost Australian state US$384.4 million, says auditor

State’s then-premier said last year the Games’ cost could blow out, but the state’s auditor-general said the figure was overstated and the budget had been “unrealistically low”.

Commonwealth

Malaysia looks at ‘downsized’ Commonwealth Games, or collaborating with Singapore

Country says it could hold fewer sports or not build a games village, while leading sports official says collaborating with neighbouring Singapore is a ‘possibility’.

Commonwealth

Malaysia offered £100m to host 2026 Commonwealth Games after Australia’s pull-out

The country received a formal invitation last month to replace the Australian state of Victoria and if it accepts, this would be the second time Malaysia would hold the event.

The Commonwealth Games Federation flag is carried into the arena during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Melbourne, Australia on March 15, 2006. Photo: AP
Australia

As I see it | Australia’s Commonwealth Games saga highlights more ills of embattled Big Four

Australia backing out of hosting the Commonwealth Games allows it to redirect finances to its people, but renews scrutiny on major consulting firms over alleged corruption.

A day after the hosting backflip, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was asked if the country was in a cost-of-living “crisis” as people struggle to pay medical bills and avoid cooking on gas stoves. Photo: Bloomberg
Australia

Victoria’s axing of Commonwealth Games cheered in Australia as living costs bite

The budget for the Games has ballooned to A$6 billion (US$4 billion) – and would be double the estimated economic benefits to Victoria state.

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Victoria

Australia axes 2026 Commonwealth Games, blames ballooning cost of hosting event

Victoria state chief Daniel Andrews says predicted A$7 billion cost of staging the games ‘well and truly too much’.

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Victoria

Commonwealth Games chief looks to bright, ‘edgy’ future

The Commonwealth Games must be ‘modern and edgy’ to stay relevant to a young audience, according to federation chief Katie Sadleir.

Baker Boy performs during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Reuters
Swimming

Australian swimmer McKeon makes history at Commonwealth Games

McKeon becomes most decorated athlete ever at Games after winning 19th medal in mixed 4x100m relay.

Australia’s Emma McKeon celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women’s 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: AP
Ariarne Titmus

Emma McKeon breaks record for most Commonwealth Games gold medals

Swimmer Emma McKeon became the most successful Commonwealth Games athlete of all-time on Sunday, leading an Australian sweep of the women’s 50 metre freestyle.

Bermuda

McIntosh wins 400IM gold on record-breaking night at Commonwealth Games

Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh blows away competition in Birmingham. Shakul Samed, a boxer from Ghana, becomes first suspended from event over doping.

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CrossFit Games

CrossFit star Tia-Clair Toomey aiming for Beijing 2022 Olympics

Five-time CrossFit Games champion has her sights set on the two man bobsleigh for Australia and a place in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Tia-Clair Toomey has her sights on Beijing 2022 now after winning the 2021 CrossFit Games. Photo: CrossFit Games
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Canada-born Schultz dominates heptathlon at China Nationals test event

Commonwealth Games silver medallist, also known as Zheng Ninali, hoping to meet Tokyo 2020 qualification benchmark and live her grandmother’s dream.

CrossFit Games

Explainer | Who is Tia-Clair Toomey, the ‘Fittest woman on Earth’?

Tia-Clair Toomey is the most dominant woman of all time in the CrossFit Games, with four titles to her name.

videocam

The Commonwealth Games closing ceremony was a TV debacle

Television viewers were unable to see the athletes entering the Gold Coast stadium with each nation’s flag bearer
Hong Kong Sevens

Fiji sevens stars should still hold their heads high

The Fiji men’s rugby sevens team on the podium after taking the silver medal at Robina Stadium. Photo: AP

One more shot: Lee Chong Wei eyes Olympics after Commonwealth gold

Half-Chinese Welsh whiz-kid taking table tennis history ‘in her stride’

Farewell to the empire: Hong Kong’s last Commonwealth Games medallist

Ken Wallis is Hong Kong’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of their last Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, Canada. Photo: Robert Ng

‘We are Hong Kong’, whether Commonwealth or China Games: Chan Chi-choi

Hong Kong's Amy Chan and Chan Chi-choi celebrate winning gold at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Hong Kong Sevens

Will we see the next Norton at the Sevens? England young gun thinks so

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