Australian state to pay $A380 million for withdrawing as 2026 Commonwealth Games host
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Victoria state will pay A$380 million to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout. Victoria in July pulled out of hosting the quadrennial multi-sport event, which was to have been held in four regional hubs, with Andrews […]
Alberta, Victoria withdrawals “devastating blow” for Commonwealth Games
Reuters The 2030 Commonwealth Games were tipped to be a glorious celebration of the competition’s centenary in Canada, the country which hosted the inaugural edition of the multi-sport quadrennial event a century ago. But the future of the Games was thrown into doubt on Thursday when the province of Alberta withdrew its support for a […]
Game on: Christians join in prayer and outreach as Birmingham hosts Commonwealth Games
GILLIAN MCDADE-HASTINGS reports on some of the prayer and evangelism activities Christians have been involved in around the Commonwealth Games…
ESSAY: LET THE GAMES BEGIN – TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academic KRISTYN HARMAN, senior lecturer in history at the University of Tasmania, takes a look at the history of the Commonwealth Games as they kick off on the Gold Coast…
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: RUNNING THE RACE TO COMPLETION – HOW ONE AUSTRALIAN RUNNER IS LIVING OUT HER FAITH ON – AND OFF – THE TRACK
As the Commonwealth Games get underway on Australia’s Gold Coast, DAVID ADAMS speaks with Australian athlete Eloise Wellings about how the obstacles in her running career have shaped her Christian faith – and led to her to a unique partnership helping communities in northern Uganda…