Editing Commonwealth Games (section)

=== Host city contract ===

The [[1934 British Empire Games]], originally awarded in 1930 to [[Johannesburg]], were moved to London after South Africa's pre-[[apartheid]] government refused to allow participants of colour.<ref name="Gorman2012">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5DlxTDEIaYC&pg=PA170|title=The Emergence of International Society in the 1920s|last=Gorman|first=Daniel|date=31 July 2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107021136|page=170|access-date=27 May 2013}}</ref>

The [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] were originally awarded to [[Durban]] on 2 September 2015, at the [[Commonwealth Games Federation|CGF]] General Assembly in [[Auckland]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/34125467|title=Commonwealth Games: Durban confirmed as 2022 host city|date=2 September 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804195951/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/34125467|archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported in February 2017 that Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. On 13 March 2017, the CGF stripped Durban of their rights to host and reopened the bidding process for the 2022 games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/39256432|title=Commonwealth Games: Durban, South Africa will not host Games in 2022|date=13 March 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204162108/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/39256432|archive-date=4 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Many cities from Australia, Canada, England and Malaysia expressed interest to host the games. However, the CGF received only one official bid and that was from [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/41455347|title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham only bidder for event|date=30 September 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201195548/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/41455347|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 December 2017, [[Birmingham]] was awarded for the 2022 Games as Durban's replacement host.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/21/birmingham-named-2022-commonwealth-games-host-city|title=Birmingham officially named as 2022 Commonwealth Games host city|last=Kelner|first=Martha|date=21 December 2017|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184516/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/21/birmingham-named-2022-commonwealth-games-host-city|archive-date=5 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The state of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia was selected to host the [[2026 Commonwealth Games]]. On 18 July 2023, the Premier of Victoria [[Daniel Andrews|Dan Andrews]] announced the cancellation of the event in Victoria. Premier Andrews cited a significant increase in forecast cost for the reason suggesting the initial estimate of [[Australian dollar|A$]]2.6 billion was likely to be closer to A$6–7 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 July 2023|title=Commonwealth Games: 2026 event in doubt after Victoria cancels|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66229574|access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pender|first=Kieran|date=18 July 2023|title=Does Victoria's 2026 cancellation sound Commonwealth Games death knell?|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/18/commonwealth-games-2026-cancellation-will-it-return-victoria|access-date=6 August 2023|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 18 July 2023, the [[Victorian state government]] announced it had cancelled its plans to host the games, citing an escalation in its cost projections relative to initial estimations. With no host city, there was a possibility that the games would be postponed to 2027 or cancelled.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|date=17 July 2023|title=Commonwealth Games: 2026 event in doubt after Victoria cancels|language=en-UK|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66229574|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Commonwealth Games Costs Too High At Over $6 Billion {{!}} Premier of Victoria|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/commonwealth-games-costs-too-high-over-6-billion|access-date=18 July 2023|website=www.premier.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":CancelledGuardian">{{Cite news|first1=Paul|last1=Karp|first2=Cait|last2=Kelly|first3=Adeshola|last3=Ore|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/18/australia-commonwealth-games-2026-victoria-cancels-event-after-funding-shortfall|title =Australia Commonwealth Games 2026: Victoria cancels event after costs blow out to $7bn|newspaper=The Guardian|date=18 July 2023|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> However, on 17 September 2024, it was announced that the Scottish Government had agreed to host the 2026 games in [[2026 Commonwealth Games|Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ddeeklxko | title=Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026 | date=17 September 2024 }}</ref>