Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has targeted a 15-sport programme for the centenary edition of the Games in 2030 and beyond after Glasgow opted for a heavily reduced line-up given the short preparation time.
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Scottish government concerns over plans for Glasgow to step in and stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games include reputational risk to Scotland’s event hosting record as well as “financial risk”. C
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Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) has sought to accelerate a decision from the Scottish government over Glasgow hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, claiming it would be “short-sighted” to turn down the…
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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) claims it has received “multiple proposals” to stage its flagship event in 2026 and hopes to announce a host as early as next month.
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The Commonwealth Games will not be heading to Malaysia in 2026, after the Southeast Asian country's government rejected a hosting offer, citing costs.
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The Olympic Council of Malaysia said it has been offered the chance to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) pledging £100m (€117.6m/$128.5m) to support such an undertaking.
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Chris Jenkins has been elected as the new president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and has pledged to “remodel” the Games to allow more countries to host.
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The State of Victoria has agreed to pay Commonwealth Games stakeholders A$380m (€223.3m/$243.1m) in compensation following last month’s decision to drop hosting rights to the 2026 edition of the multi-sport event.
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Alberta is the latest Commonwealth Games bidder to pull out of possibly hosting the games, withdrawing from a 2030 bid involving the cities of Calgary and Edmonton because of estimated costs of up to C$2
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The Queensland state government is at loggerheads with the mayor of Gold Coast over the latter’s pursuit of a ‘rescue plan’ to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the country. G
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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has been thrown into turmoil after the government of the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games, citing cost concerns
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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has launched its new strategic plan covering the 2023-2034 period, with commitments made to assess the feasibility of hosting the Commonwealth Games in new regions…
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The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has expressed an interest in hosting the 2034 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event
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Golf, coastal rowing and BMX racing are set to feature at the Commonwealth Games for the first time after being included in the full sports programme for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The recent Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games exceeded their sponsorship target after additional tier two and tier three agreements more than offset any shortfall from revenues generated in the tier one…
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Media

Final broadcast deals signed ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which get under way tonight in Birmingham, have delivered typically strong exposure in competing nations topped up by deals in a handful…
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The organisers of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games, which get under way this evening with the opening ceremony, expect to soon surpass the ticket sales total registered at Glasgow 2014 and are also c…
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The 2026 Commonwealth Games have been awarded to cities across the Australian state of Victoria