The Australian state says the cost of the tournament had ballooned to three times original estimates.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in doubt after the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans to host due to budget blowouts.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday said Victoria had been "happy to help out" when approached to host last year, but "not at any price". "I've made a lot of difficult calls, a lot of very difficult decisions in this job. This is not one of them," he told a press conference.The government will still complete the stadium upgrades it had promised ahead of the games, while using the money it is now saving on housing and tourism initiatives.
CGF said the estimate of A$6 billion is double the figure they were advised of at a board meeting last month, and that the blowout in costs were due to the "unique regional delivery model" that Victoria chose for the games.
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