Facing challenges in securing provincial government support for hosting major sporting events, Canada proposes a new approach for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The plan involves sharing the costs and responsibility across multiple provinces, aiming to significantly reduce the overall budget from $1 billion to $350 million.
Canadian bids for a Commonwealth Games have died by provincial government disinterest, so multiple provinces sharing reduced costs is the pitch by Olympic and Commonwealth Games artistic swimmer Claire Carver-Dias.
Hosting a Commonwealth Games has been a tough sell not just domestically, but internationally, as governments become risk-averse about committing to big, future projects. The CGF now gives hosts more flexibility to customize bids in a way that is more attractive to governments and the public, and also wants budgets “significantly reduced” from historical levels.
“The conversation is timely because the bid team here, or some leaders within our bid team, have been meeting of late as a consequence of Commonwealth Sport Canada’s revisiting of this,” said Louis Frapporti. “We’re getting our head around and begun work on how we might lean into it. Carver-Dias earned an Olympic bronze medal in the team event in 2000 followed by Commonwealth solo and duet gold in Manchester, England, in 2022.
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