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2026 Commonwealth Games in doubt after Malaysia rejects offer to host the event (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 7 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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In short: Malaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Officials said cost, time constraints and a lack of funding all contributed to its decision.

What's next? It remains unclear who will host the event.

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[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

That's not as crazy as it sounds. It would actually make alot of sense for the Gold Coast to host this stuff since it's economy is primarily tourism-driven.

Also last I checked Tom won by a landslide so it's not like the Goldcoast would be against the idea