Canada Bidding for Two Commonwealth Games 04/19/21
(ATR) One Canadian city pulls out of the running to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but another remains in the mix.
Victoria hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1994, the last Canadian city to do so. (Wikimedia Commons)
Victoria, British Columbia made its interest in a 2026 bid known in February as Hamilton, Ontario’s effort appeared to be falling by the wayside.
Hamilton’s bid to bring the Games back to Canada for the first time since Victoria hosted in 1994 took a hit in November 2020 when the province of Ontario said it could not financially back the bid.
Hamilton abandons bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games
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London, April 19 : The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Monday was left with no clear bidders for the 2026 edition of its biggest sporting extravaganza after the Hamilton Bid Committee abandoned its bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Web portal insidethegames.biz , which is CGF s partner for promoting Commonwealth Sport , said that the group seeking to bring the Commonwealth Games to Hamilton has formally abandoned its bid for the 2026 edition and will return its focus to the centenary Games in 2030.
The chairman of the Hamilton 2026 Bid Committee, Louis Frappoti, said on Monday that the panel was left with no choice but to pull out of the running after failing to gain the support of the Ontario government.
Monday, 22 February 2021
Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has announced appointments to its leadership team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Five appointments were made to the leadership team, which will be responsible for the development, planning and execution of Team Canada s mission objectives.
Supported by full-time CSC staff, the team will also oversee the hiring and selection process of a dedicated mission team for Birmingham 2022.
Patrick Kenny, who oversaw the development of marketing and communications standards for the Canada Games from 2005 to 2017, will take up the role of communications team leader.
As operations team leader, Kelly Laframboise is to manage travel requirements, registration and accreditation, Athletes Village accommodation, mission team office set-up and the relationship with the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee.
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