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Gujarat government rejected the speculation of hosting CWG 2026, said- our target is 2036 Olympics

Australia’s Victoria has withdrawn from hosting the Commonwealth Games 2026, after which discussions have started regarding its new venue. After it was not organized in Australia, discussions were being held regarding its new venue. There was a possibility that Gujarat could host it.
 
But now Gujarat government officials clarified on Wednesday that no decision has been taken yet on hosting the Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad in 2026, but added that they aim to win the hosting rights of the 2036 Olympic Games. . Officials denied reports that the Gujarat government is considering hosting the Games in Ahmedabad after Australia pulled out of hosting them.
 
When a senior state government official was asked whether the state government is looking to acquire the rights to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, he said on the condition of anonymity that he was not aware of any such move. UA Patel, deputy secretary of the sports department, also refuted such reports and said that his focus is on securing the hosting of the 2036 Olympic Games. Patel said, “Our focus is now on securing the hosting rights for the 2036 Olympic Games. No decision has been taken from our side yet to host the Commonwealth Games 2026.
 
Australia refused
It was to be held in the Australian state of Victoria, but its estimated costs had become too high, due to which Victoria has refused to host it. Giving information in this regard, Premier Daniel Andrews of Australia’s state of Victoria said that his government had agreed to host the Commonwealth Games since last year. But now his government is not ready to host it. Initially, a budget of two billion 600 million Australian dollars was fixed for organizing these games, but its cost has reached about seven billion Australian dollars. In such a situation, it has proved to be much more expensive than the budget.

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