Four countries, including Malaysia and Australia, have expressed interest in replacing Durban as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Friday. Canada and the United Kingdom also indicated they would be willing to stage the competition after Games chiefs stripped Durban of the event in … Read more
Sports tourists, who want to attend the Commonwealth Games scheduled for Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to 15, 2018, will have to liaise with their countries’ National Olympic Committees (NOC) for easy access to entry visas and other documents they require to be part of the event, the organisers have advised. Speaking in Lagos … Read more
Vice-President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Tuesday received the Queen’s Relay Baton for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Ghana, expressing optimism that Ghana’s participation in the games would bring more laurels to the country. The next Commonwealth Games, slated for April 2018, and christened the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, will take place in Australia. He recounted … Read more
Africa will host a Commonwealth Games one day despite the blow of Durban being stripped of hosting the 2022 edition, David Grevemberg, the chief executive of The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), told AFP. Durban lost the right to host the Games on Monday — just 18 months after being awarded them — when it failed … Read more
India has said it may bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after organisers stripped Durban of the event over its failure to meet key obligations. With memories still fresh of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, which were plagued by delays and corruption, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said it was considering a repeat … Read more
Australia’s Gold Coast is prepared to host back-to-back Commonwealth Games, the city’s mayor said Wednesday, after scheduled 2022 host Durban was dumped for failing to meet “key obligations”. Mayor Tom Tate stopped short of nominating the east coast tourist hotspot as a 2022 replacement but said if called upon to do so the Games could … Read more
South Africa voiced disappointment Tuesday that Durban had been stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, blaming financial disagreements but vowing to host major tournaments in the future. Commonwealth Games chiefs confirmed on Monday they were looking for a new venue after Durban failed to meet “key obligations” during its preparations. “(The government) wishes to express … Read more
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC understands. It is believed the city did not met the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation and an announcement is expected later on Monday. Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 as the only city to make a confirmed … Read more
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, reports say. It is believed the city did not meet the criteria set by the Commonwealth Games Federation and an announcement is expected later on Monday. Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 as the only city to make a confirmed bid and … Read more
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC and other British media reported Monday. South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated that the government might withdraw its financial support because of the cost of staging the multi-sport event. Durban was named as the 2022 Games host in September … Read more
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president visited South Africa for talks with officials as government hinted that the country may not be able to host the 2022 games due to financial constraints. Louise Martins “travelled to South Africa earlier this week for further high level meetings and we continue to make every effort to engage … Read more
South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday that host city Durban may not be able to hold the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to financial pressures. “I don’t want to raise your expectations and say everything looks good` it doesn’t. We are unable to agree on the fundamentals,” Mbalula told South African media at … Read more
The Ghana Olympic Committee and Cocoa from Ghana have signed a letter of intent to renew their partnership at a short ceremony in Accra on Thursday, 25th January, 2017. This was the culmination of a series of negotiation meetings that started in New York in October 2016. The two bodies have committed to a new … Read more