Should the Commonwealth Games move permanently to the UK?
- 10 months ago
There are growing calls for the commonwealth games to be held permanently in the Uk. This comes after the state of Victoria, Australia pulled out due to budgetary concerns. Birmingham and London are being muted due to their recent experience in holding big sporting events.
Just twelve months ago the commonwealth games were held in Birmingham and they were certainly considered a massive success.
Last week the the government of state of Victoria, Australia pulled out. They cited costs as the reason, citing a figure somewhere around three billion pounds.
Birmingham and the West Midlands hosted the games for a quarter of that expected cost however Birmingham City Council currently has its own financial woes to deal with and the ruling Labour group don’t seem keen on hosting the games again. London has been muted but their mayor sadiq khan says it would require a big cash injection.
While the commonwealth games don’t have the kudos of events like the Olympics or World Cup there is strong support for keeping them going. But with the costs of hosting the games running into the billions finding a host who can support them looks to be increasingly more difficult.
Just twelve months ago the commonwealth games were held in Birmingham and they were certainly considered a massive success.
Last week the the government of state of Victoria, Australia pulled out. They cited costs as the reason, citing a figure somewhere around three billion pounds.
Birmingham and the West Midlands hosted the games for a quarter of that expected cost however Birmingham City Council currently has its own financial woes to deal with and the ruling Labour group don’t seem keen on hosting the games again. London has been muted but their mayor sadiq khan says it would require a big cash injection.
While the commonwealth games don’t have the kudos of events like the Olympics or World Cup there is strong support for keeping them going. But with the costs of hosting the games running into the billions finding a host who can support them looks to be increasingly more difficult.