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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Australia\u2019s Victoria state has been granted an exclusive negotiating period to secure hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

State capital Melbourne hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games but premier Daniel Andrews said the 2026 edition would be focused on regional cities if the bid were successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictoria is Australia\u2019s sporting state, and, if awarded, the 2026 Commonwealth Games would demonstrate to the world a new way to deliver the competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would hope to have the majority of events in our regional cities \u2013 to display the best of Victoria, create jobs and housing and infrastructure that will deliver for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia most recently hosted the multi-sport gathering for mostly former British colonies on the Gold Coast in 2018.<\/p>\n

The quadrennial Games have struggled to remain relevant, with four of the last five Games held in Australia or Britain.<\/p>\n

The English city of Birmingham is due to host the 2022 edition from July 28 to Aug. 8, after replacing South Africa who were stripped of them in 2017 over a lack of progress in their preparations.<\/p>\n

Birmingham was to have hosted the 2026 Games but was asked to fast-track preparations for 2022.<\/p>\n

Outside Australia, no other nations or cities expressed interest in taking the vacant 2026 slot.<\/p>\n

Australian media have speculated the 92-year-old Games may be doomed if talks between the Victorian government and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) fail.<\/p>\n

Australia, however, bathes in its athletes\u2019 dominance in a relatively weak pool of nations and fans flocked to the well-organised Gold Coast Games in 2018.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s island state of Tasmania may offer a back-up solution if Victoria\u2019s bid is unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Though lacking infrastructure, Australia\u2019s smallest state wrote to CGA last week asking to be considered.<\/p>\n

The Tasmanian government expressed surprise and disappointment over news of Victoria\u2019s exclusive negotiation period.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little disappointed in the way Commonwealth Games Australia dealt with this,\u201d Tasmania Premier Peter Gutwein told media on Wednesday. \u201cThe first I heard that they were exclusively dealing with Victoria was through the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. Australia\u2019s Victoria state has been granted an exclusive negotiating period to secure hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, officials said on Wednesday. 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