Editing 2002 Commonwealth Games (section)

=== Budget ===
The cost of hosting the 2002 Commonwealth Games was estimated at £300 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/commonwealth-games-corruption-chaos-amp-a-race-to-avert-a-crisis-2057234.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/commonwealth-games-corruption-chaos-amp-a-race-to-avert-a-crisis-2057234.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Commonwealth Games: Corruption, chaos & a race to avert a crisis|date=20 August 2010|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=25 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Prior to the games, a £100 million was required to fill a financial black hole and the government agreed to provide the funding required,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/jul/02/sport.peterhetherington?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=Manchester gets £100m lifeline to fund games|last=Hetherington|first=Peter|date=2 July 2001|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref> despite some believing that £300 million was too much.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/25/commonwealthgames2002.commonwealthgames|title=Why Manchester may rue the day it won the Commonwealth Games|last=Chaudhary|first=Vivek|date=25 July 2001|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref>