Countries' flags at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 (Photo: sg.news.yahoo.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 CommonwealthGames Federation (CGF). The decision was made at a cabinet meeting onMarch 22.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has stated that the economic impactof hosting the CGF every four years cannot be determined in a short period oftime, while affirming the Government's MADANI (a new economic framework aimedat empowering and bringing more benefit to Malaysians) wants to focus on sportsdevelopment as well as the welfare and happiness of the people at this time.
On February 5, the CGF delegation met Malaysian Minister ofYouth and Sports Hannah Yeoh and asked the country to host the CGF. The meeting was also attended by the secondFinance Minister, Amir Hamzah Azizan.
The Australia state of Victoria, which had accepted the hosting of the 2026Commonwealth Games, withdrew the decision in July 2023 due to higher hosting costs thanoriginally planned. The CGF then offered 100 million GBP (126 million USD) infunding to Malaysia, which hosted the games in 1998, and other member states totry to salvage the situation.
Countries including the UK, Canada, Australia, Wales, NewZealand, Jamaica, Scotland, India and Malaysia have hosted the CommonwealthGames.
The CGF is scheduled for March17-29, 2026./.
