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2026 Commonwealth Games host
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- The next Commonwealth Games 2026 is still searching for a host country.
- First, it was the Australian state of Victoria – the original host – that backed out.
- Now, Malaysia has rejected the offer because of the uncertainty over costs and insufficient funding being offered.
- The English city of Birmingham had been due to play hosts in 2026.
- But it was forced to step in to save the 2022 event after South Africa was stripped of hosting rights.
- In the recent years and five of the last six editions have been held in Australia or Britain.
- The government of Alberta, Canada has also pulled its support for a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games because of rising costs.
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