Cgf Begins 2026 & 2030 Host City Process

02 Apr 2018 | tshego

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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced it will consider awarding the hosting rights for both the 2026 and 2030 at the same time.

The 2026 Games has been targeted to be awarded at the general assembly in September 2019, with members committed to a new consultative process of jointly scoping both the 2026 and 2030 host city partners.

The 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) were informed of an 18-month-long consultative bidding process for the XXIII and XXIV editions of the Games, under the new CGF Partnerships model. The aim will be to support host nations and cities, as well as enhance the value of the games.

It was announced in December that Birmingham would host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after the CGF removed hosting rights from Durban amid concerns over financing the event in the city.

Birmingham was the only city bidding for the event, having emerged as Britain’s candidate over Liverpool.

Commonwealth Games Federation president, Louise Martin CBE said: “With the much-anticipated Gold Coast 2018 about to burst into life and confirmation of Birmingham as host city partner for 2022, all our efforts are focused on capitalising on this forward momentum and the renewed relevance in our Commonwealth.

“We confirmed today that we will begin an innovative and ambitious host city appointment process to secure hosts for the 2026 and potentially 2030 Commonwealth Games simultaneously, with the ambition to make an announcement at the next CGF General Assembly in September 2019. We will soon begin the process of reaching out to our 71 Commonwealth Games Associations and their national and local government partners to better understand their ambitions for their citizens and communities.”