Event to promote Liverpool bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games postponed because of bad weather
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An event designed to promote Liverpool's bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been cancelled today because of bad weather.
An event designed to promote Liverpool's bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been cancelled today because of bad weather.
Liverpool has officially announced plans to bring the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the British city.
Andrew R.T Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, has labelled the decision of the Welsh Government to scrap plans to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games as “pathetic” and argues that Brexit has been used as “smokescreen”.
Wales will not bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the country’s Government ruled that the cost of hosting and the financial uncertainty created by Brexit made it “difficult to justify".
Newly re-elected Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has promised to continue with his manifesto pledge for the city to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games but they could face opposition from another English city, Birmingham, where there is growing support for them to launch a campaign.
Liverpool are investigating bidding for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, claiming it would "be a catalyst for regeneration" across the city.
Welsh Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson believes that her country should bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2026.
A potential bid from Wales for the 2026 Commonwealth Games has received cross-party support from British Members of Parliament during a debate in the House of Commons in Westminster.
Bidding for the Commonwealth Games will be a priority if Plaid Cymru win the election in Wales later this year, the Party's leader Leanne Wood has revealed.
Wales will study the economic impact of last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow before making a final decision on whether they will bid or not for the event in 2026.
Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop today called for the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) to push for inclusion on the Asian Games programme and claimed the country “could and should” bid for the Commonwealth Games as early as 2026.
A bid from Wales to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games has seemingly been ruled out after the country’s First Minister described the cost as "too prohibitive".
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